gogël

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *gāgul, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelh₂-gʷl̥h₂ by reduplication, from *gʷelh₂- (“oak, acorn”). Cognate to Lithuanian gìlė (“acorn”).[1]

Noun

gogël f (indefinite plural gogla, definite singular gogla, definite plural goglat)

  1. acorn
  2. knot
Declension
Declension of gogël
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative gogël gogla gogla goglat
accusative goglën
dative gogle goglave goglës goglave
ablative goglash

Etymology 2

Diminutive in *gogë (“ball”) +‎ -ël (diminutive suffix), from Proto-Indo-European *gag- (“small round object”).

Noun

gogël f (indefinite plural gogla, definite singular gogla, definite plural goglat)

  1. (small and round) object
Declension
Declension of gogël
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative gogël gogla gogla goglat
accusative goglën
dative gogle goglave goglës goglave
ablative goglash

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 179
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