gjellë

Albanian

Etymology

Singularized plural of gjallë (“alive”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɟɛɫ]

Noun

gjellë f (plural gjellë, definite gjella, definite plural gjellët)

  1. food
  2. life

Declension
Declension of gjellë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative gjellë gjellë gjella gjellët
accusative gjellën
dative gjelle gjellëve gjellës gjellëvet
ablative gjellësh

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Aromanian: ghelã

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gjellë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 131
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