gegë in All languages combined

Forms: gegë [plural], gega [definite], gegët [definite, plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: * According to Vladimir Orel an onomatopoeia of babbling, indistinct speech as contrasted to shqipe. * According to Pokorny cognate to Ancient Greek (Attic) γίγας (gígas, “giant”), from the Homeric mythology (the giants of the Acroceraunian mountains), probably denoting originally war-like invading tribes descending from Epirus. Compare Arbëresh Albanian glatë (“tall, long”), Albanian gjatë (“tall, long”), Gheg Albanian gat (“tall, long”), Albanian gatë (“heron”) and Latin gigas (“giant”). Etymology templates: {{l|sq|shqipe}} shqipe, {{uder|sq|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{m|grc|γίγας||giant}} γίγας (gígas, “giant”), {{cog|aae|glatë||tall, long}} Arbëresh Albanian glatë (“tall, long”), {{cog|sq|gjatë||tall, long}} Albanian gjatë (“tall, long”), {{cog|aln|gat||tall, long}} Gheg Albanian gat (“tall, long”), {{cog|sq|gatë||heron}} Albanian gatë (“heron”), {{cog|la|gigas||giant}} Latin gigas (“giant”) Head templates: {{head|sq|noun|cat2=masculine nouns|g=m|head=|sort=}} gegë m, {{sq-noun|m|gegë|gega|gegët}} gegë m (plural gegë, definite gega, definite plural gegët)

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"gegë" meaning in All languages combined

Noun [Albanian]