gand

See also: Gand and gând

Albanian

Etymology

Competing etymologies. Possibly:

  1. from Proto-Albanian *ganda, close to Lithuanian gañdas (“rumor”), gañdinti (“to frighten”), Latvian gañdêt (“to spoil”),[1]
  2. identical with ganë, participle of gas, ngas.[2]

Noun

gand m (plural gande, definite gandi, definite plural gandet)

  1. accident, vice, defeat

Declension
Declension of gand
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative gand gande gandi gandet
accusative gandin
dative gandi gandeve gandit gandevet
ablative gandesh

Adverb

gand

  1. suddenly, accidentally

Derived terms

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gand”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 109
  2. Çabej, E. (1976). Studime Gjuhësore I, Studime Etimologjike në Fushë të Shqipes, A-O. Priština: Rilindja, page 204

Icelandic

Noun

gand

  1. indefinite accusative singular of gandur
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