gioni-aleptu

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Aromanian

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Etymology

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gioni (youth, hero) + aleptu (chosen, selected; distinguished).

Noun

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gioni-aleptu m (plural gionj aleptsã)

  1. a mythical folk hero, meaning the "chosen youth or hero", somewhat similar to the Romanian concept of Făt-Frumos