ghiuj

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Albanian gjysh, from Proto-Albanian *sūša, from earlier *sūsa. Eventually from Proto-Indo-European *suHsos, variant of *suHnús.

Alternatively a substratum word, akin to Albanian gjysh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡjuʒ]

Noun

ghiuj m (plural ghiuji)

1. (derogatory) old man, gaffer, old fogey, buzzard

Declension

Declension of ghiuj

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) ghiuj	ghiujul	(niște) ghiuji	ghiujii
genitive/dative	(unui) ghiuj	ghiujului	(unor) ghiuji	ghiujilor
vocative	ghiujule		ghiujilor