zgjua

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Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from Latin iānua (“door, entrance”), prefixed with z-.[1] Alternatively related to gëloj (“to burst out”). Çabej analyses a possible older form of Proto-Albanian *glon-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

zgjua m (plural zgjoje, definite zgjoi, definite plural zgjojet)

  1. beehive (box where bees live)
    Synonyms: koshere, qengjë, kurpi, krodhë, korube
  2. all the bees that live in such box

Declension

Declension of zgjua
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative zgjua zgjoi zgjoje zgjojet
accusative zgjoin
dative zgjoi zgjoit zgjojeve zgjojeve
ablative zgjojesh

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “zgjua ~ zgjue”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 524

Further reading

  • “zgjua”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • “zgjua”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
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