gjep

Albanian

Alternative forms

• glep (South Tosk, Arbëreshë, Arvantic)

Etymology

Variant of dialectal glep, from Proto-Albanian *glēpa, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷl̥H-bʰo-, derivative of *gʷelH- (“to prick, stick”) (compare Lithuanian geluonìs (“sting”), Greek βελόνα (velóna, “needle”)).

Noun

gjep m (plural gjepa, definite gjepi, definite plural gjepat)

1. spool, bobbin
2. nozzle, narrow spout at the end of a millrace
3. pitcher with narrow neck and spout

   Synonym: ibrik

Declension

Declension of gjep

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gjep	gjepi	gjepa	gjepat
accusative		gjepin
dative	gjepi	gjepit	gjepave	gjepave
ablative			gjepash

Derived terms

• gjepogjerra
• gjepur