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Gheg

/ɡɛɡ/

Gheg noun: northern Albanian, living north of the Shkumbin river, speaker of a Gheg dialect.

Noun

Gheg (plural Ghegs)

  1. Northern Albanian, living north of the Shkumbin river, speaker of a Gheg dialect.
    • Gheg (Gepides) in Upper Albania, as far south as River Shkumbi, and penetrating eastwards across the Morava Valley nearly to Sophia, with detached enclaves in Servia, but on the other hand partly Slavonised on the Montenegrin frontier.1880, Nature. A Weekly Illustrated Journal of Science, volume 22, London, New York: Macmillan & co., page 244
    • The Ghegs live in and around Dibra, Tetovo and Skoplye.1920, Macedonia, Foreign Office, page 12

Adjective

Gheg (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to this people.
    • Gheg dialects

Proper noun

Gheg

  1. The Albanian dialect group spoken by this people.

Examples of Gheg in a sentence

  • He also seemed to change course, ever so cautiously, on the issue of national identity, by taking up the cause of the Gheg Albanians of the Kosovo.2000, Andew C. Janos, East Central Europe in the Modern World, Stanford University Press, page 287:
  • The term Gheg refers to the northern Albanians, that is, all Albanians living north of the Shkumbin River and speaking Gheg dialects.2010, Robert Elsie, Historical Dictionary of Albania, 2nd edition, The Scarecrow Press, page 163:

Forms of Gheg

pluralGhegs
alternative formGeg

Origin of Gheg

Borrowed from Albanian gegë.

Words formed from Gheg

Phrases with Gheg

Words that rhyme with Gheg

19 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about Gheg

What does Gheg mean?
Gheg means northern Albanian, living north of the Shkumbin river, speaker of a Gheg dialect.
How do you use Gheg in a sentence?
He also seemed to change course, ever so cautiously, on the issue of national identity, by taking up the cause of the Gheg Albanians of the Kosovo.
What part of speech is Gheg?
Gheg can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Gheg?
Gheg is pronounced /ɡɛɡ/.
What is the plural of Gheg?
The plural of Gheg is Ghegs.

Words near Gheg in the dictionary

  1. Gheen
  2. Gheens
  3. gheera
  4. gheerah
  5. ghees
  6. Gheg
  7. Gheg Albanian
  8. Ghegeria
  9. Ghegish
  10. gheimeh
  11. Ghelari

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