jevg

Albanian

Etymology

Back-formation from evgjit, jevgjit, reinterpeting it as a definite plural.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjevɡ/
• Rhymes: -evɡ

Noun

jevg m (plural jevgj, definite jevgu, definite plural jevgjit); feminine equivalent jevgë

1. Balkan Egyptian, Jevg

   Synonym: evgjit

Derived terms

• jevgni
• jevgnisht

 

References

• “jev/g,~gu”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 745b
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “Jevg”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 170b