See also: Gand and gând

Albanian

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Etymology

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Competing etymologies. Possibly:

  1. from Proto-Albanian *ganda, close to Lithuanian gañdas (rumor), gañdinti (to frighten), Latvian gañdêt (to spoil),[1]
  2. identical with ganë, participle of gas, ngas.[2]

Noun

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gand m (plural gande, definite gandi, definite plural gandet)

  1. accident, vice, defeat

Declension

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Adverb

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gand

  1. suddenly, accidentally

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gand”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 109
  2. ^ Çabej, E. (1976). Studime Gjuhësore I, Studime Etimologjike në Fushë të Shqipes, A-O. Priština: Rilindja, page 204

Icelandic

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Noun

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gand

  1. indefinite accusative singular of gandur