gozhdë
Albanian
Alternative forms
- gjozhdë
- gjozhd
Etymology
Borrowed from a Slavic language, compare Serbo-Croatian gvozd ("nail"), Bulgarian гвоздей (gvozdej), as well as Serbo-Croatian gvožđe.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɔːʒd/
Noun
gozhdë f (indefinite plural gozhda, definite singular gozhda, definite plural gozhdat)
- nail
- (figurative) angst
Synonyms
- baski
- kunj
- ekser
- prog
Derived terms
- gozhdoj
- gozhdar
- gozhdak
- gozhdohem
References
- Omari, Anila (2012), "gozhdë", in Marrëdhëniet gjuhësore shqiptaro-serbe, Tirana, Albania: Kristalina KH, page 145