gioni-aleptu

Aromanian

Etymology

gioni (“youth, hero”) + aleptu (“chosen, selected; distinguished”).

Noun

gioni-aleptu m (plural gionj aleptsã)

  1. a mythical folk hero, meaning the "chosen youth or hero", somewhat similar to the Romanian concept of Făt-Frumos
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