gdhe

Albanian

Alternative forms

• gdhë — Tosk
• gdhê — Gheg

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *ga-daina, deadjectival from Proto-Indo-European *dh₂ey-nos, from *deh₂y- (“to divide”) (Albanian daj). More at daj.

Noun

gdhe m (plural gdhenj)

1. knot, gnarl

Declension

Declension of gdhe

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gdhe	gdheri	gdhenj	gdhenjtë
accusative		gdherin
dative	gdheri	gdherit	gdhenjve	gdhenjve
ablative			gdhenjsh

Related terms

• daj

Further reading

• “gdhe”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎, 1980