gjithë

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • gji, gjidhë, gjillë, gjishë

Etymology

From dialectal gjidhë, from Proto-Albanian *semdza, from Proto-Indo-European *sem-ǵʰo- (compare Armenian ez, Latin singulus), from *sem- (which gave dialectal gji).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɟʝiθ(ə)/

Adjective

i gjithë m (feminine e gjithë, masculine plural gjithë, feminine plural gjitha)

  1. whole, entire
    Synonym: tërë
  2. all, all of, all the, the whole, the entire
  3. (regional) every
    Synonym: çdo
  4. (unarticulated, in the singular) just like + intimate kinship term
    Gjithë e ëma.Just like his/her/their mother.
    Gjithë i ati.Just like his/her/their father.

Usage notes

Prepositive (i.e., precedes the noun) and usually articulated, though many fixed expressions lack articulation.

Derived terms

Words derived from gjithë (det.)

Pronoun

të gjithë (feminine gjitha)

  1. all, everybody
    Të gjithë s’i kam shokë.Not all (of them) are my friends.
    Elona flet më mirë nga të gjithë.Elona speaks the best of all.
  2. all, everything
    I bleu të gjitha.He bought everything / He bought them all.

Usage notes

Articulated and plural.

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