gjep

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • glep (South Tosk, Arbëreshë, Arvantic)

Etymology

Variant of dialectal glep, from Proto-Albanian *glēpa, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷl̥H-bʰo-, derivative of *gʷelH- (“to prick, stick”) (compare Lithuanian geluonìs (“sting”), Greek βελόνα (velóna, “needle”)).[1]

Noun

gjep m (indefinite plural gjepa, definite singular gjepi, definite plural gjepat)

  1. spool, bobbin
  2. nozzle, narrow spout at the end of a millrace
  3. pitcher with narrow neck and spout
    Synonym: ibrik

Declension
Declension of gjep
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative gjep gjepa gjepi gjepat
accusative gjepin
dative gjepi gjepave gjepit gjepavet
ablative gjepash

Derived terms
  • gjepogjerra
  • gjepur

References
  1. Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: Investigations into the Albanian Inherited Lexicon] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 187
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