gargull

Albanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡaɾˈɡuɫ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *gargula; akin to Lithuanian gar̃galas (“knot, knotted thread”), gargõlas (“lump, clump”).

Adverb

gargull

  1. up to the brim, full to the brim, brimful
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin galgulus, from galbulus. Compare Romanian grangur, Spanish gálgulo.[1]

Alternative forms

  • garbull

Noun

gárgull m (plural garguj, definite gargulli, definite plural gargujt) (zoology)

  1. bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
    Synonyms: bregcë, gargë
  2. common starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
    Synonyms: shturë, cirlua, cëre
Declension
Declension of gargull
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gargull gargulli garguj gargujt
accusative gargullin
dative gargulli gargullit gargujve gargujve
ablative gargujsh

References

  1. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “gargull”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 529
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