gji

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • gjî (“bays, inlets”) — Gheg
  • gjire (plurale tantum)

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *sina, from Proto-Indo-European *sinos. Compare Latin sinus (“breast; curve”).[1]

Noun

gji m (plural gjinj, definite gjiri, definite plural gjinjtë)

  1. (anatomy) breast
  2. bosom
    Synonyms: gjinjtë, gjoks, kraharor
  3. udder
    Synonym: sisë
  4. teat
    Synonym: thithë
  5. (veterinary) mastitis
    Synonym: gjinjës
  6. bay, gulf, inlet

Declension
Declension of gji
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative gji gjinj gjiri gjinjtë
accusative gjirin
dative gjiri gjinjve gjirit gjinjvet
ablative gjinjsh

Derived terms

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gji ~ gjî”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 135
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