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 (indefinite plural gjyshër or gjysha, definite singular gjyshi, definite plural gjyshërit or gjyshat)
- grandfather
- (colloquial) honorific term for an elderly man
- (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
- gjyshar
- gjyshatë
- gjyshe
- gjyshër
- gjyshstërgjysh
- stërgjysh
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