lëmsh

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *lemesja, from Proto-Indo-European *lemesi-o-, a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *lem- (“to break”). Cognate to Lithuanian lemesis (“sharp edge of the plough”), Proto-Slavic *lemešь (“ploughshare”).[1] Orel claims the transition of '*broken lump of earth' > 'globe of earth' to be 'one of the oldest'. Related to lëmë.

Noun

lëmsh m

  1. ball (of wood, thread)
  2. (astronomy, geography) globe (of earth)
  3. (figurative) disorderly mess
  4. (figurative) (emotional) knot

Declension

Declension of lëmsh
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lëmsh lëmshi lëmshe lëmshet
accusative lëmshin
dative lëmshi lëmshit lëmsheve lëmsheve
ablative lëmshesh

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lëmsh ~ lamsh”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 223

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • “lëmsh”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “lëmsh”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[2]
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