nyjë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Variant of nyje, singularized plural of Old Albanian nye, neu, borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin nōdus.[1][2]

Noun

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nyjë f (plural nyja, definite nyja, definite plural nyjat)

  1. knot, gnarl
    Synonym: gdhe
  2. bond, tie, joint
  3. junction point, node
  4. (figurative) nub, crux
  5. (computing) hub, server
  6. (grammar) article (part of speech that specifies a noun)

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “nyjë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 303
  2. ^ Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, pages 224, 236