nyjë

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Variant of nyje, singularized plural of Old Albanian nye, neu, from Latin nōdus.[1][2]

Noun

nyjë f (indefinite plural nyja, definite singular nyja, definite plural nyjat)

  1. knot
  2. gnarl
  3. bond, tie, joint
  4. junction point, node
  5. (figuratively) nub, crux
  6. (computing) hub, server
  7. (grammar) article (part of speech that specifies a noun)

Derived terms
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References
  1. Vladimir Orel, Albanian Etymological Dictionary (Leiden: Brill, 1998), 303.
  2. Stefan Schumacher & Joachim Matzinger, Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 2013), 224, 236.
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