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 (plural gogla, definite gogla, definite plural goglat)

  1. acorn
  2. knot
Declension

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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

  1. (small and round) object
Declension

References

  1. Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 179
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