gjëmë

Albanian edit

Etymology edit

Back-formation of earlier *gjamët(ë), Buzuku gjamënë, (originally a neuter noun but interpreted as feminine plural), through Vulgar Latin from Latin gemitum (“groan, lamentation”).^[1] Compare Romanian geamăt.

Alternatively a deverbative of gjëmoj.^[2]

Noun edit

gjëmë f (plural gjëma, definite gjëma, definite plural gjëmat)

tragedy
news about death
(ethnography) lamentation song
a large amount of something
something ugly

Declension edit

Declension of gjëmë

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	gjëmë	gjëma	gjëma	gjëmat
accusative	gjëmë	gjëma	gjëmën	gjëmat
dative	gjëme	gjëmave	gjëmës	gjëmavet
ablative	gjëme	gjëmash	gjëmës	gjëmavet

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

gjëmoj^[3]
glëmoj^[4]

References edit

^ Topalli, K. (2017), “gjëmë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 597
^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “gjëmoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 134
^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “gjëmoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 134
^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “gjëmoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 134

[1] Topalli, K. (2017), “gjëmë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 597

[2] Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “gjëmoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 134

[3] Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “gjëmoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 134

[4] Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “gjëmoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 134

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