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 (plural ganecë, definite ganeci, definite plural ganecët)

  1. (mythology) witch leader
  2. (folklore) male witch

Synonyms
  • kodosh
  • shtrig

References
  1. Omari, Anila (2012), "ganec", in Marrëdhëniet gjuhësore shqiptaro-serbe, Tirana, Albania: Kristalina KH, page 106-107
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