bajloz
Albanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish بالیوس (balyos),[1] ultimately from Venetian bailo (“title of a Venetian ambassador”); reflecting in the sea-monster meaning a negative attitude towards Venetocracy in Albania.
Noun edit
bajloz m (plural bajlozë, definite bajlozi, definite plural bajlozët)
- (historical) ambassador, especially of Venice
- a sea monster in Albanian mythology that exacts requisitions
Declension edit
Declension of bajloz