gjerë
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Albanian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Albanian *saina, from Proto-Indo-European *sh₁i-nos, from the root *seh₁- (“long, lasting”).[1] Compare Gothic 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌿𐍃 (seiþus, “late”), Old Irish sír (“long, lasting”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
i gjerë
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gjerë ~ gjanë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 133