gjeth

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • gjeth (feminine; definite singular: gjethja)

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *ɟeθ (definite *ɟeði̯a) < *gẹð < *gadih < *gu̯azdih, from Proto-Indo-European *gwosdis. Compare Proto-Slavic *gvozdъ (“nail”), especially Czech hvozd (“forest”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɟeθ/

Noun

gjeth m (indefinite plural gjethe, definite singular gjethi, definite plural gjethet)

  1. leaf
  2. foliage
  3. plant foliage used as fodder
  4. sheet of paper

Derived terms
  • gath (forms a doublet with this word)

References
  1. Stefan Schumacher & Joachim Matzinger, Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 2013), 252.
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