ngjëroj

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Latin ieiūnō (to fast); semantic development from 'to not eat' to 'to taste only'. See also Gheg ngjinoj.[2] Ultimately a doublet of agjëroj.

Verb

ngjëroj (aorist ngjërova, participle ngjëruar)

  1. to try, sample, taste
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Derived from gjer,[4] variant of ngjer.

Verb

ngjëroj (aorist ngjërova, participle ngjëruar)

  1. to encircle, jump over, wade through
Conjugation

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ngjëroj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 299
  2. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ngjëroj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 299
  3. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ngjëroj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 299
  4. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ngjëroj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 299
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