gjyshe

Albanian

Etymology

From gjysh +‎ -e (feminine noun suffix). From Proto-Albanian *źýśe(i̯)a-, from older *sū́sii̯a-, from Proto-Indo-European *súHsii̯o- (“progenitor”).

Noun

gjyshe f (plural gjyshe, definite gjyshja, definite plural gjyshet)

1. grandmother
2. (colloquial) honorific term for an elderly woman

Declension

Declension of gjyshe

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gjyshe	gjyshja	gjyshe	gjyshet
accusative		gjyshen
dative	gjysheje	gjyshes	gjysheve	gjysheve
ablative			gjyshesh

Synonyms

• joshë
• nulë
• nënë

Derived terms

• stërgjyshe
• tregjyshe