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)
- spool, bobbin
- nozzle, narrow spout at the end of a millrace
- pitcher with narrow neck and spout
- Synonym: ibrik
Declension[edit]
Declension of gjep
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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