galë

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from South Slavic, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *galъ; compare Serbo-Croatian gȁo (“black, dark”), Bulgarian гал (gal, “jackdaw”).[1][2] While the meaning ‘black sheep’ is attested in Serbo-Croatian гаља (galja), the meaning ‘jackdaw’ is only attested in East Slavic: Russian галя (galja).[3]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡaːl/

Noun

galë f (plural gala, definite gala, definite plural galat)

  1. jackdaw
    Synonym: stërqokë
  2. black sheep or cow

References
  1. Topalli, K. (2017) “galë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 523
  2. Omari, Anila (2012) “galë”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 136
  3. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “galë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 108
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