zgjua

Albanian

Alternative forms

• zgjue, zgju — Gheg

Etymology

Possibly from Latin iānua (“door, entrance”), prefixed with z-. Alternatively related to gëloj (“to burst out”). Çabej analyses a possible older form of Proto-Albanian *glon-.

Noun

zgjua m (plural zgjoje, definite zgjoi, definite plural zgjojet)

1. beehive (box where bees live)

   Synonyms: koshere, qengjë, kurpi, krodhë, korube

2. all the bees that live in such box

Declension

Declension of zgjua

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	zgjua	zgjoje	zgjoi	zgjojet
accusative			zgjoin
dative	zgjoi	zgjojeve	zgjoit	zgjojeve
ablative		zgjojesh

Further reading

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