لاطه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from either French latte (lath, slat) or Italian latta (tin, can), both ultimately deriving from Proto-Germanic *lattō (board, plank).

Noun

لاطه • (lata) (definite accusative لاطه‌یی (latayı), plural لاطه‌لر (latalar))

  1. lath, slat, a thin and narrow strip of wood fastened to the rafters, studs or beams of a building to support the tiles or shingles

Derived terms

  • دمیر لاطه‌سی (demir latası, sheet metal)

Descendants

  • Turkish: lata
  • Armenian: լաթա (latʻa)

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