lagje

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *lag- with -je suffix, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lay, lie (down)”). Cognate to Ancient Greek λόχος (lókhos, “ambush, ambuscade, armed band”). Plural form of lag.

Noun

lagje f

  1. neighbourhood, ward, quarter, particularly (politics, historical) as a former administrative division of Albanian cities
  2. large number, part

Declension

Declension of lagje
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lagje lagjja lagje lagjet
accusative lagjen
dative lagjeje lagjes lagjeve lagjeve
ablative lagjesh

Coordinate terms

Further reading

  • “lagje”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
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