gju

See also: gjû and g-ju

Albanian

Alternative forms

• Gheg: gjû, gû (North Gheg)
  • definite singular: gjûni
  • indefinite plural: gjûj
• glu (South Tosk, Arvanitic, Arbëreshë, Ukraine)

Etymology

From older dialectal glu, from Old Albanian glû (pl. glunj), from Proto-Albanian *gluna, with l/n dissimilation from earlier *g(a)nuna, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Compare similar dissimilation in Old Irish glún from the same root. Possible borrowing from Proto-Celtic *glūnos

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɟu/ (Standard, Tosk)
• IPA^(key): /ɡjũː/ (Gheg)
  • definite singular IPA^(key): /ˈɡjũˑnɪ/
  • indefinite plural IPA^(key): /ˈɡjʊ̃j/

Noun

gju m (plural gjunjë, definite gjuri, definite plural gjunjët)

1. (anatomy) knee

Declension

Declension of gju

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	gju	gjunjë	gjuri	gjunjët
accusative			gjurin
dative	gjuri	gjunjëve	gjurit	gjunjëvet
ablative		gjunjësh