gjëmë
Albanian
editEtymology
editBack-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
editgjëmë f (plural gjëma, definite gjëma, definite plural gjëmat)
- tragedy
- news about death
- (ethnography) lamentation song
- a large amount of something
- something ugly
Declension
editDeclension of gjëmë
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editReferences
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