gjoks

Albanian

Alternative forms

• gjyks — Gheg

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish گوگس (göks).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɟɔks/

Noun

gjoks m (plural gjokse, definite gjoksi)

1. chest, thorax

   Synonyms: kraharor, parzëm

2. breast, breasts

   Synonyms: gjinj, sisa

3. (figurative) heart (as the container of emotions)

   Synonym: kraharor

   me gjoks ― with all one's might

Declension

Declension of gjoks

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gjoks	gjoksi	gjokse	gjokset
accusative		gjoksin
dative	gjoksi	gjoksit	gjokseve	gjokseve
ablative			gjoksesh

Further reading

• “gjoks”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• “gjoks”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980