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bajloz

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish بالیوس (balyos),[1] ultimately from Venetan bailo (“title of a Venetian ambassador”); reflecting in the sea-monster meaning a negative attitude towards Venetocracy in Albania.

Noun

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bajloz m (plural bajlozë, definite bajlozi, definite plural bajlozët)

  1. (historical) emissary, especially of Venice
  2. a giant sea monster in Albanian mythology that wreaks havoc

Declension

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Declension of bajloz
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bajloz bajlozi bajlozë bajlozët
accusative bajlozin
dative bajlozi bajlozit bajlozëve bajlozëve
ablative bajlozësh

References

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  1. ^ Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “bajloz”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 59
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