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 (first-person singular past tense ngjërova, participle ngjëruar)

  1. to try, sample, taste
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Derived from gjer[4], variant of ngjer.

Verb

ngjëroj (first-person singular past tense ngjërova, participle ngjëruar)

  1. to encircle, jump over, wade through
Conjugation

References

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