gjysmami

Albanian

Alternative forms

• gjysami — dialectal

Etymology

From gjysmë (“half”) +‎ mi (“mouse”).

Noun

gjysmami m (plural gjysmaminj, definite gjysmamiu, definite plural gjysmaminjtë)

1. wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:cinxami

2. bat (Chiroptera)

   Synonym: lakuriq nate

References

• “gjysmamí,~u”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 633a
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “gjysm-ak […] -amí”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 151b