gjysh

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *sūša, from earlier *sūsa, from Proto-Indo-European *suHsos (compare Sanskrit सूषा (sūṣā́, “parturient woman”)), variant of *suHnús (compare English son). Compare also the related Romanian ghiuj.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɟyʃ/

Noun

gjysh m (plural gjyshër or gjysha, definite gjyshi, definite plural gjyshërit or gjyshat)

  1. grandfather
  2. (colloquial) honorific term for an elderly man
  3. (religion) head of a group of Bektashi congregations

Declension
Declension of gjysh
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative gjysh gjysha gjyshi gjyshat
accusative gjyshin
dative gjyshi gjyshave gjyshit gjyshavet
ablative gjyshash

Derived terms
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