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===Etymology=== |
===Etymology=== |
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From dialectal {{m|sq|gjidhë}}, from {{inh|sq|sqj-pro|*semdza}}, from {{inh|sq|ine-pro|*sem-ǵʰo-}} (compare {{cog|xcl|եզ}}, {{cog|la|singulus}}). The dialectal {{m|sq|gji}} derives from {{inh|sq|ine-pro|*sem-}}, also attested alone with the same meaning.<ref>{{R:sq:Orel|page=136}}</ref> |
From dialectal {{m|sq|gjidhë}}, from {{inh|sq|sqj-pro|*semdza}}, from {{inh|sq|ine-pro||*sem-ǵʰo-}} (compare {{cog|xcl|եզ}}, {{cog|la|singulus}}). The dialectal {{m|sq|gji}} derives from {{inh|sq|ine-pro|*sem-}}, also attested alone with the same meaning.<ref>{{R:sq:Orel|page=136}}</ref> |
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===Pronunciation=== |
===Pronunciation=== |
Revision as of 10:26, 16 August 2020
Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From dialectal gjidhë, from Proto-Albanian *semdza, from Proto-Indo-European *sem-ǵʰo- (compare Old Armenian եզ (ez), Latin singulus). The dialectal gji derives from Proto-Indo-European *sem-, also attested alone with the same meaning.[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
i gjithë (feminine e gjithë, masculine plural të gjithë, feminine plural të gjitha)
- whole, entire
- Synonym: tërë
- all, all of, all the, the whole, the entire
- (regional) every
- Synonym: çdo
- (unarticulated, in the singular) just like + intimate kinship term
- Gjithë e ëma. ― Just like his/her/their mother.
- Gjithë i ati. ― Just like his/her/their father.
Usage notes
Prepositive (i.e., precedes the noun) and usually articulated, though many fixed expressions lack articulation.
Derived terms
Words derived from gjithë (det.)
Pronoun
të gjithë (feminine të gjitha)
- all, everybody
- Të gjithë s’i kam shokë. ― Not all (of them) are my friends.
- Elona flet më mirë nga të gjithë. ― Elona speaks the best of all.
- all, everything
- I bleu të gjitha. ― He bought everything / He bought them all.
Usage notes
Articulated and plural.
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gjithë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 136
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- Albanian terms inherited from Proto-Albanian
- Albanian terms derived from Proto-Albanian
- Albanian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Albanian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Albanian 2-syllable words
- Albanian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Albanian lemmas
- Albanian adjectives
- Regional Albanian
- Albanian terms with usage examples
- Albanian pronouns