gjalm

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • gjalmë

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *salpna; cognate with Lithuanian iš-selpinė́ti (“to be divided”) and Ukrainian солόпити (solόpyty, “to stick one’s tongue out”).[1]

Noun

gjalm m (plural gjalma, definite gjalmi, definite plural gjalmat)

  1. leather or wool thong
  2. strong cord, band, or tie
  3. yarn

Declension

Declension of gjalm
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gjalm gjalmi gjalma gjalmat
accusative gjalmin
dative gjalmi gjalmit gjalmave gjalmave
ablative gjalmash

Derived terms

  • gjalmatore
  • gjalmëzezë
  • gjalmoj

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gjalm”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 129
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