jevg

Albanian

Etymology

Back-formation from evgjit, jevgjit, reinterpreting it as a definite plural.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjevɡ/
  • Rhymes: -evɡ

Noun

jevg m (plural jevgj, definite jevgu, definite plural jevgjit); feminine equivalent jevgë

  1. Balkan Egyptian, Jevg
    Synonym: evgjit

Derived terms

  • jevgni
  • jevgnisht

References

  • “jev/g,~gu”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980, page 745b
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “Jevg”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 170b
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