gjizë

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Either (1) from *gjir- (as in Arvanitic ngjiris (“to make curdle”)) + collective -zë, from Proto-Indo-European *sr̥djo (“whey”) (compare Latin serum, Ancient Greek ὀρός (orós));[1] or (2) from *gjin + -zë, from Proto-Albanian *sina (modern gji), from Proto-Indo-European *s(H)i-n- (compare English sinew, Latvian sainis (“string”), Ancient Greek ἱμάς (himás, “strap, thong”)), referring to the tying of the rennet bag in which the cheese is made.[2]

Noun

gjizë f (definite gjiza)

  1. cheese curd
  2. pot cheese, dry and unsalted cottage cheese
  3. goat cheese

Hypernyms

References
  1. Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 189
  2. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gjizë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 136
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