gjegje

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From *gjegjë, from Proto-Albanian *glaglā, root doubling of Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to call, cry”). Compare Old Church Slavonic глаголъ (glagolŭ, “word”), глаголати (glagolati, “speak”), Ancient Greek γλάζω (glázō, “lets a song resound”), Welsh galw (“call”).

Noun

gjegje f

  1. (archaic) answer
  2. obedience

Derived terms

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