gjithë
Albanian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom dialectal gjidhë, from Proto-Albanian *semdza, from Proto-Indo-European *sem-ǵʰo- (compare Old Armenian եզ (ez), Latin singulus). The dialectal gji derives from Proto-Indo-European *sem-, also attested alone with the same meaning.[1] Related to çdo.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editi gjithë (feminine e gjithë, masculine plural të gjithë, feminine plural të gjitha)
- whole, entire
- Synonym: tërë
- all, all of, all the, the whole, the entire
- (regional) every
- Synonym: çdo
- (unarticulated, in the singular) just like + intimate kinship term
- Synonym: tërë
- Gjithë e ëma. ― Just like his/her/their mother.
- Gjithë i ati. ― Just like his/her/their father.
Usage notes
editPrepositive (i.e., precedes the noun) and usually articulated, though many fixed expressions lack articulation.
Derived terms
editWords derived from gjithë (det.)
Pronoun
edittë gjithë (feminine të gjitha)
- all, everybody
- Të gjithë s’i kam shokë. ― Not all (of them) are my friends.
- Elona flet më mirë nga të gjithë. ― Elona speaks the best of all.
- all, everything
- I bleu të gjitha. ― He bought everything / He bought them all.
Usage notes
editArticulated and plural.
References
edit- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gjithë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 136
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