gjalm

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • gjalmë

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *salpna; cognate with Lithuanian iš-selpinė́ti (“to be divided”) and Ukrainian солόпити (solόpyty, “to stick one’s tongue out”).[1]

Noun

gjalm m (plural gjalma, definite gjalmi, definite plural gjalmat)

  1. leather or wool thong
  2. strong cord, band, or tie
  3. yarn

Declension
Declension of gjalm
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative gjalm gjalma gjalmi gjalmat
accusative gjalmin
dative gjalmi gjalmave gjalmit gjalmavet
ablative gjalmash

Derived terms
  • gjalmatore
  • gjalmëzezë
  • gjalmoj

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gjalm”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 129
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