Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *en-glitja, related to Lithuanian gliejù, gliẽti (to smear), glitùs (sticky), Greek γλοιός (gloiós, sticky stuff), Latin glūten (glue).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ngjis (aorist ngjita, participle ngjitur)

  1. to attach
  2. to glue
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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ngjis”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 299