Lezhë

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Albanian Lezhë, through phonetic shifts from Latin Lissus, from Ancient Greek Λίσσος (Líssos).

Proper noun

Lezhë

  1. A growing city in northwestern Albania, located 5-6 km southeast of Shëngjin slightly northeast of the southern mouth of the river Drin (Small Drin), which passes through the town; the town is best known for being one of the former centres of the Illyrian kingdom and for its typically Illyrian fortification walls; it is the seat of its eponymous county, municipality and municipal unit.
  2. A county of Albania.
  3. A municipality of the county of Lezhë, Albania.
  4. A municipal unit of the municipality of Lezhë in the county of Lezhë, Albania.

Translations

Albanian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Lezhë f (definite Lezha)

  1. Lezhë (a city in Albania)

Declension

Declension of Lezhë
singular
indefinite definite
nominative Lezhë Lezha
accusative Lezhën
dat./abl. Lezhe Lezhës
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