gjyshe
Albanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From gjysh + -e (feminine noun suffix). From Proto-Albanian *źýśe(i̯)a-, from older *sū́sii̯a-, from Proto-Indo-European *súHsii̯o- (“progenitor”).[1][2]
Noun
[edit]gjyshe f (plural gjyshe, definite gjyshja, definite plural gjyshet)
- grandmother
- (colloquial) honorific term for an elderly woman
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gjyshe | gjyshja | gjyshe | gjyshet |
| accusative | gjyshen | |||
| dative | gjysheje | gjyshes | gjysheve | gjysheve |
| ablative | gjyshesh | |||
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Schumacher, Stefan / Matzinger, Joachim (2013): Die Verben des Altalbanischen.
- ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl et al. (2021) “gjyshe”, in DPEWA. Digitales Philologisch-Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altalbanischen [DPEWA. Digital Philological-Etymological Dictionary of Old Albanian]