gjëmë

Albanian

Etymology

Back-formation of earlier *gjamët(ë), Buzuku gjamënë, (originally a neuter noun but interpreted as feminine plural), through Vulgar Latin from Latin gemitum (“groan, lamentation”).[1] Compare Romanian geamăt.

Alternatively a deverbative of gjëmoj.[2]

Noun

gjëmë f (indefinite plural gjëma, definite singular gjëma, definite plural gjëmat)

  1. tragedy
  2. news about death
  3. (ethnography) lamentation song
  4. a large amount of something
  5. something ugly

Declension
Declension of gjëmë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative gjëmë gjëma gjëma gjëmat
accusative gjëmën
dative gjëme gjëmave gjëmës gjëmavet
ablative gjëmash

Derived terms
  • gjëmëmadh
  • gjëmëshumë
  • gjëmëtar
  • gjëmëzi

References
  1. Topalli, Kolec (2017), “gjëmë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 597
  2. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “gjëmoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 134
  3. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “gjëmoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 134
  4. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “gjëmoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 134
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