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gërfyell

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Disputed:

  1. according to Orel, a dialectal word from Mirdita previously misinterpreted in meaning; it would have originally meant 'study, office room'. From Byzantine Greek γραφεῖον (grapheîon) (whence Modern Greek γραφείο (grafeío)),[1]
  2. according to Çabej, from the prefix gër- +‎ fej (plural of fyell).[2]
  3. according to Topalli, from fyell (“hollow”).[3]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gërfýell m (plural gërfej, definite gërfyelli, definite plural gërfejtë)

  1. cave with two entrances
  2. tunnel

Declension

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Declension of gërfyell
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gërfyell gërfyelli gërfej gërfejtë
accusative gërfyellin
dative gërfyelli gërfyellit gërfejve gërfejve
ablative gërfejsh

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gërfyell”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 114
  2. ^ Çabej, E. (1986) Studime gjuhësore (in Albanian), volume I, Prishtinë: Rilindja, page 208
  3. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “gërfyell”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 539
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