gjithë
Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From dialectal gjidhë, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Albanian *semdza, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *sem-ǵʰo- (compare Armenian ez, Latin singulus), from *sem- (which gave dialectal gji).
Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
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parameter) IPA(key): /ɡjiθ(ə)/
Adjective
i gjithë (feminine e gjithë, masculine plural të gjithë, feminine plural të gjitha)
- whole, entire
- all, all of, all the, the whole, the entire
- (regional) every
- (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.
Synonyms
Derived terms
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Pronoun
të gjithë (fem. 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.