katragjysh

Albanian

Etymology

From katra- (“four”) +‎ gjysh (“grandfather”).

Noun

katragjysh f (plural katragjyshër／katragjysha, definite katragjyshi, definite plural katragjyshërit／katragjyshat)

1. great-great-grandfather
2. (in the plural) ancestors
3. great-grandfather

   Synonym: stërgjysh

Further reading

• “katragjysh”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006