gjep
Albanian
Alternative forms
- glep (South Tosk, Arbëreshë, Arvantic)
Etymology
Variant of dialectal glep, from Proto-Albanian *glēpa, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷl̥H-bʰo-, derivative of *gʷelH- ‘to prick, stick’ (compare Lithuanian geluonìs (“sting”), Greek βελόνα (velóna, “needle”)).[1]
Noun
gjep m (indefinite plural gjepa, definite singular gjepi, definite plural gjepat)
- spool, bobbin
- nozzle, narrow spout at the end of a millrace
- pitcher with narrow neck and spout
Synonyms
- (pitcher): ibrik
Derived terms
- gjepur
Compounds
- gjepogjerra
References
- Bardhyl Demiraj, Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz (Amsterdam: Rodopi, 1997), 187.