gjej

Albanian

Alternative forms

• gjêj (Gheg)
• gjenj (South Tosk, Arbëreshë)
• gjënj (South Tosk, Arbëreshë)

Etymology

From dialectal Tosk gjenj, from Old Albanian gjãnj (Bogdani), from Proto-Albanian *gadnja, from *gʰédnje/o, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- (compare English get, Greek κτήση (ktísi, “possession”), Slovene gádati (“to guess”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɟɛj/, [ɟ͡ʑej]

Verb

gjej (aorist gjeta, participle gjetur)

1. to find

Derived terms

• gjendje, gjetje