Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From gop (greedy, gluttonous). The latter continues Proto-Albanian *gāpā probably related to Indo-European.[1]

Verb

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ngop (aorist ngopa, participle ngopur)

  1. to sate
  2. to cram

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ngop”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 295

Further reading

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