ganec
Albanian
Alternative forms
- kënec
Etymology
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian gonac or Bulgarian гонец (gonec) ("courier, messenger; herald"), from goniti ("to chase, to pursue"), from Proto-Slavic *goniti .[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡanɛt͡s/
Noun
ganec m (indefinite plural ganecë, definite singular ganeci, definite plural ganecët)
- (mythology) witch leader
- (folklore) male witch
Synonyms
- kodosh
- shtrig
References
- Omari, Anila (2012), "ganec", in Marrëdhëniet gjuhësore shqiptaro-serbe, Tirana, Albania: Kristalina KH, page 106-107