Gjirokastër
English
proper noun
Definitions
- (county in Albania).
- (municipality in Albania).
Etymology
Borrowed from Albanian Gjirokastër derived from Greek (modern) Αργυρόκαστρον (silver castle) derived from Latin castrum (castle, camp, fort, fortress, citadel, stronghold).
Origin
Latin
castrum
Gloss
castle, camp, fort, fortress, citadel, stronghold
Concept
Semantic Field
The house
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
城
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- castrum English
- castellum Latin
- castrametor Latin
- castrum Latin
- incastrare Italian
- *kat- Proto-Indo-European
- *kes- Proto-Indo-European
- Ceaster Old English
- ceaster Old English
- قصر, اَلْقَصْر Arabic
- قَصْر Arabic
- Αργυρόκαστρον Greek (modern)
- Gjirokastër Albanian
- castro Old Portuguese
- *kastrom Proto-Italic
- castro Old Spanish
- κάστρον gkm