gjëmë
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Albanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Back-formation of earlier *gjamët(ë), Buzuku gjamënë, (originally a neuter noun but interpreted as feminine plural), through Vulgar Latin from Latin gemitum (“groan, lamentation”).[1] Compare Romanian geamăt.
Alternatively a deverbative of gjëmoj.[2]
Noun[edit]
gjëmë f (plural gjëma, definite gjëma, definite plural gjëmat)
- tragedy
- news about death
- (ethnography) lamentation song
- a large amount of something
- something ugly
Declension[edit]
Declension of gjëmë
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References[edit]
- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “gjëmë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 597
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gjëmoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 134
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gjëmoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 134
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gjëmoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 134