lëmashk

Albanian

Etymology

A lë- prefixed formation from makë; lë- +‎ makë, probably from metathetic form *lë-maksh.

Noun

lëmashk m (plural lëmashka, definite lëmashku, definite plural lëmashkat)

  1. scum (indicating spoilage/disease), fur (on tongue)
    Synonym: myk
  2. (botany) moss, mossy growth on stones
    Synonyms: myshk, lëmyshk
  3. (Gheg) pondweed, slime
  4. mud
    Synonyms: llaç, baltë

Declension

Declension of lëmashk
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lëmashk lëmashku lëmashka lëmashkat
accusative lëmashkun
dative lëmashku lëmashkut lëmashkave lëmashkave
ablative lëmashkash

Further reading

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