gajtan

== Albanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡajˈtan/ Rhymes: -an === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish غیطان (gaytan). ==== Alternative forms ==== galtan — Gheg haltan — Calabria ==== Noun ==== gajtan m (plural gajtanë) Decorative cord or ribbon made of silk, wool or cotton used for trimming and hemming. Hypernyms: shirit; gjalmë Thick and twisted thread of gold, silver or silk, with which Albanian traditional clothing is embroidered or decorated. Hypernym: fill ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Adjective ==== gajtan (poetic) thin and straight (of eyebrows) vetull gajtan ― thin and straight eyebrow ==== References ==== ==== Further reading ==== “gajtán,~i i”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980, page 531a Mann, S. E. (1948), “gajtan”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 121b Meyer, G. (1891), “gaitán”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 117 === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== gajtan m (plural gajtanë) ox or goat with brown hair Hypernyms: ka; cjap black ox with reddish stripes ===== Declension ===== ==== Further reading ==== “gajtán,~i ii”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[2], 1980, page 531a == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish غیطان (gaytan). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡǎjtan/ Hyphenation: gaj‧tan === Noun === gàjtan m inan (Cyrillic spelling га̀јтан) Twisted or braided ribbon used for hemming, decoration or tying. Synonym: vr̀pca cable (electric) Synonym: kábel ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “gajtan”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026