zgjua

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from Latin iānua (“door, entrance”), prefixed with z-.[1] Alternatively related to gëloj (“to burst out”).

Noun

zgjua m (plural zgjoje, definite zgjoi, definite plural zgjojet)

  1. beehive (box where bees live)
  2. all the bees that live in such box

Declension
Declension of zgjua
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative zgjua zgjoje zgjoi zgjojetë
accusative zgjoin
dative zgjoi zgjojeve zgjoit zgjojevet
ablative zgjojesh

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “zgjua ~ zgjue”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 524

Further reading
  • “zgjua”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
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