Albanian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

A seemingly evolved form of older gërmë, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma).[1] The sense "character" may be a loan from Modern Greek γράμμα (grámma), which also gave rise to gramë.

Noun edit

germë f (plural germa, definite germa, definite plural germat)

  1. letter (symbol)
    Synonym: shkronjë
  2. (computing) character
    Synonym: karakter

Declension edit

Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gërmoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 115