gjysamigjysazog

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Univerbation of gjysa mi gjysa zog, literally “half mouse half bird”. Compare the synonymous gjysmami and gjysmazog.

Noun

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gjysamigjysazog m (dialectal)

  1. wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:cinxami

References

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  • Dhora, Dhimitër (2008) Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë latinisht–shqip–anglisht (in Albanian), →ISBN, page 135
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “gjys-ak […] -amigjysazog”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 151a
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