gju

See also: gjû and g-ju

Translingual

Symbol

gju

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Gojri.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Gojri terms

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • Gheg: gjû, gû (North Gheg)
    • definite singular: gjûni
    • indefinite plural: gjûj
  • glu (South Tosk, Arvanitic, Arbëreshë, Ukraine)

Etymology

From older dialectal glu, from Old Albanian glû (pl. glunj), from Proto-Albanian *gluna, with l/n dissimilation from earlier *g(a)nuna, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Compare similar dissimilation in Old Irish glún from the same root. Possible borrowing from Proto-Celtic *glūnos[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɟu/ (Standard, Tosk)
  • IPA(key): /ɡjũː/ (Gheg)
    • definite singular IPA(key): /ˈɡjũˑnɪ/
    • indefinite plural IPA(key): /ˈɡjʊ̃j/

Noun

gju m (plural gjunjë, definite gjuri, definite plural gjunjët)

  1. (anatomy) knee

Declension

Declension of gju
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gju gjuri gjunjë gjunjët
accusative gjurin
dative gjuri gjurit gjunjëve gjunjëve
ablative gjunjësh

References

  1. ^ Oleander, T.(editor).(2022). Albanian.The indo-European Language family. p. 223-245. Hyllested, A. & Joseph, B. D.

Further reading

  • “gju”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “gju”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[2]
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