lëgatë

See also: legate

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Also lëngatë under the influence of lëng ~ lang. From Proto-Albanian *leugatā, related to Illyrian *Lougeon (Strabo 7.43), Lithuanian liūgas (“marsh”), Proto-Slavic *luža (“pool”). Analyzable as lag + -at(ë).[1]

Noun

lëgatë f (plural lëgata, definite lëgata, definite plural lëgatat)

  1. morass, bog, puddle, pool
    Synonyms: moçal, kënetë

Declension

Declension of lëgatë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lëgatë lëgata lëgata lëgatat
accusative lëgatën
dative lëgate lëgatës lëgatave lëgatave
ablative lëgatash

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lëgatë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 221

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • “lëgatë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “lëgatë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 243
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