gjysamigjysazog
Appearance
Albanian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Univerbation of gjysa mi gjysa zog, literally “half mouse half bird”. Compare the synonymous gjysmami and gjysmazog.
Noun
[edit]gjysamigjysazog m (dialectal)
- wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:cinxami
References
[edit]- Dhora, Dhimitër (2008) Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë latinisht–shqip–anglisht (in Albanian), →ISBN, page 135
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “gjys-ak […] -amigjysazog”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 151a