gju

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]

Noun

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

  1. (anatomy) knee

Declension
Declension of gju
indefinite forms
(trajta të pashquara)		 definite forms
(trajta të shquara)
singular
(numri njëjës)		 plural
(numri shumës)		 singular
(numri njëjës)		 plural
(numri shumës)
nominative
(emërore)		 (një) gju (disa) gjunjë gjuri gjunjët
accusative
(kallëzore)		 (një) gju (disa) gjunjë gjurin gjunjët
genitive
(gjinore)
(i/e/të/së)		 (një) gjuri (disa) gjunjëve gjurit gjunjëvet
dative
(dhanore)		 (një) gjuri (disa) gjunjëve gjurit gjunjëvet
ablative
(rrjedhore)
(prej)		 (një) gjuri (disa) gjunjësh gjurit gjunjëvet

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