gogësij

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • gogësonj

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *gā̆gā̆-(ti-), from Proto-Indo-European *gheh₂-(gheh₂-) (“to yawn, gape”). Cognate to Ancient Greek χάσκω (kháskō, “to yawn, gape”) and Lithuanian gagù (“to cackle”). An onomatopoeic root from gogës-, as a verbal basis for further Albanian verbal formations.[1]

Verb

gogësij (aorist gogësita, participle gogësirë)

  1. to yawn, to gape
  2. to belch
    Synonym: gromësij

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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