ganec

Albanian

Alternative forms

• kënec

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian gonac or Bulgarian гонец (gonec) ("courier, messenger; herald"), from goniti ("to chase, to pursue"), from Proto-Slavic *goniti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡanɛt͡s/

Noun

ganec m (plural ganecë, definite ganeci, definite plural ganecët)

1. (mythology) witch leader
2. (folklore) male witch

Synonyms

• kodosh
• shtrig