gjysmë

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • gjysëm, gjymës (Gheg/Tosk), gjymësë (Tosk), gjimës (Sicily), gjims (Falconara)

gjys (Kosovo dialect)

Etymology

Metathesis of dialectal Tosk gjymës, gjymësë, from Proto-Albanian *jūmatjā, from Proto-Indo-European *yem- ‘twin, pair’ (compare Latin geminus, Lithuanian jumis ‘double fruit’).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɟ͡ʝysmə/

Noun

gjysmë f (indefinite plural gjysma, definite singular gjysma, definite plural gjysmat)

  1. half
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