latë
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *laptā, from Proto-Indo-European *leh2p- (“to be flat, even; shovel”). Cognate to Lithuanian lopetà (“shovel”) and Old Prussian lopto (“spade”).[1]
Noun
latë f (plural latë, definite lata, definite plural latët)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | latë | lata | latë | latët |
| accusative | latën | |||
| dative | late | latës | latëve | latëve |
| ablative | latësh | |||
Derived terms
References
- ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi