lëmë

See also: leme, Leme, and lemé

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *(a)lōu-m- (“(threshing-, malting-)floor”), with enlargement in -mo- or -mn/men-. Cognate to Ancient Greek ἅλως (hálōs, “(threshing-)floor”), Old Norse lófi (“(threshing-)floor”), Old High German lam (“lame”).[1]

Noun

lëmë m

  1. (threshing-) floor, threshing
  2. garden (Arvanitika, Tetovo)

Declension

Declension of lëmë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lëmë lëmi lëmenj lëmenjtë
accusative lëmin
dative lëmi lëmit lëmenjve lëmenjve
ablative lëmenjsh

References

  1. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi
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