gji

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • gjî (Gheg), gjinj (plurale tantum), gjire (plurale tantum) ‘bays, inlets’

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *sina, from Proto-Indo-European *sinos (compare Latin sinus (“breast; curve”), Serbo-Croatian zaošijati (“to bend”)).[1]

Noun

gji m (indefinite plural gji, definite singular gjiri)

  1. (anatomy) breast
  2. bosom
  3. udder, teat
  4. (veterinary) mastitis
  5. bay, gulf, inlet

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References

  1. ↑ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “gji”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 135
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