gjedh

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *sada or *seda, deverbative of Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”) (compare English sit, Greek έδραι (édrai, “seat”), Romanian ședea). Çabej connects it to Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws (“cattle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɟɛð]

Noun

gjedh m (plural gjedhë, definite gjedhi, definite plural gjedhët)

1. cattle

Derived terms

• gjedhe, gjedhër

Related terms

• zgjedhë