nyjë
Albanian
Alternative forms
- nyje, neje, nye (Gheg)
Etymology
Variant of nyje, singularized plural of Old Albanian nye, neu, borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin nōdus.[1][2]
Noun
nyjë f (indefinite plural nyja, definite singular nyja, definite plural nyjat)
- knot, gnarl
- Synonym: gdhe
- bond, tie, joint
- junction point, node
- (figurative) nub, crux
- (computing) hub, server
- (grammar) article (part of speech that specifies a noun)
Synonyms
- rëfyrë
Derived terms
derivatives
- nejç
- nejës
- nyc
- nyç
- nyell
- nyjës
- nyjët
- nyjëz
- nyjor
References
- Orel, Vladimir (1998), “nyjë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 303
- Schumacher, Stefan; Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 224, 236