gji
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Albanian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Albanian *sina, from Proto-Indo-European *sinos. Compare Latin sinus (“breast; curve”).[1]
Noun[edit]
gji m (plural gjinj, definite gjiri, definite plural gjinjtë)
- (anatomy) breast
- bosom
- udder
- Synonym: sisë
- teat
- Synonym: thithë
- (veterinary) mastitis
- Synonym: gjinjës
- bay, gulf, inlet
Declension[edit]
Declension of gji
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References[edit]
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gji ~ gjî”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 135