gjep

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Albanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • glep (South Tosk, Arbëreshë, Arvantic)

Etymology[edit]

Variant of dialectal glep, from Proto-Albanian *glēpa, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷl̥H-bʰo-, derivative of *gʷelH- (to prick, stick) (compare Lithuanian geluonìs (sting), Greek βελόνα (velóna, needle)).[1]

Noun[edit]

gjep m (plural gjepa, definite gjepi, definite plural gjepat)

  1. spool, bobbin
  2. nozzle, narrow spout at the end of a millrace
  3. pitcher with narrow neck and spout
    Synonym: ibrik

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 187