Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from South Slavic, from Proto-Slavic *guna. Mediation via Greek γούνα (goúna) or Late Latin gunna has also been suggested.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gunë f (plural guna, definite guna, definite plural gunat)

  1. various traditional clothes:
    1. A thick goatskin knee-long sleeveless hooded cloak, usually worn by shepherds.
      Synonym: gozhup
    2. A knee-long sleeveless white woolen coat open in the front, worn by women over the shirt.
    3. Woolen or linen dress open in the chest, worn by men and women alike.
    4. (dialectal) robe, gown, cloak
      Synonyms: rrobë, petk
    5. (dialectal) skirt
      Synonym: fund
  2. (figurative) disguise, cloak
    Synonym: petk
  3. (dialectal) sheath, holster
    Synonym: këllëf
  4. (dialectal) periostracum

Derived terms

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References

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  • “gún/ë,~a”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 588a
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “gunë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 138a
  • Kristoforidhi, Kostandin (1904) “γούνε̯-α”, in Λεξικὸν τῆς Ἀλβανικῆς γλώσσης [Lexikòn tês Albanikês glṓssēs] (in Greek), Athens, page 68
  • Jungg, G. (1895) “ghunn”, in Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary], page 40a
  • Meyer, G. (1891) “gunɛ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 134f.
  • Rossi, F. (1875) “gùn”, in Vocabolario della lingua epirotica–italiana (in Italian), page 536a
  • Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gunë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 127