gjon

See also: Gjon

Albanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɟon/
• Rhymes: -on

Etymology 1

From the given name Gjon (“John”), compare Italian barbagianni and Turkish İshak kuşu.

Noun

gjon m (plural gjonë, definite gjoni, definite plural gjonët)

1. scops owl (Otus scops)

   Synonyms: gjorës, qokth, qok, rutin, zogth me veshë

Declension

Declension of gjon

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gjon	gjoni	gjonë	gjonët
accusative		gjonin
dative	gjoni	gjonit	gjonëve	gjonëve
ablative			gjonësh

Alternative forms

• gjin — dialectal
• gjonjë f — dialectal
• gjorës f — dialectal

Derived terms

• gjonth

compounds

• gjon afrikan
• gjon i ngjirur
• gjon indian

Descendants

• → Aromanian: ghion
• → Greek: γκιόνης (gkiónis)
• → Macedonian: ѓон (ǵon)
• → Megleno-Romanian: ghion

References

• “gjon,~i”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎, 1980, page 624b
• Lloshi, Xhevat (2010), “gjoni”, in Fjalor i emrave të bimëve dhe të kafshëve shqip–latinisht dhe latinisht–shqip (in Albanian), Skopje, Pristina, Tirana: Logos-A, →ISBN, page 122a
• Mann, S. E. (1948), “gjon”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 148b
• Meyer, G. (1891), “ǵon”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 141

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

gjon m

1. endive or chicory

References

• Mann, S. E. (1948), “gjon”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 148b