leshterik

Albanian

Etymology

An original adjective formation after *lesh, *lesht +‎ *-rik (cf. besnik), reflecting Proto-Indo-European *lak̑is- (“salmon, trout”). Compare German Lachs (“salmon”), Russian лосо́сь (losósʹ, “salmon”), Lithuanian lašišà (“salmon”), and others. The sense development reflects the particular fish color.

Noun

leshterik m (plural leshterikë, definite leshteriku, definite plural leshterikët)

  1. eelgrass

Declension

Declension of leshterik
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative leshterik leshteriku leshterikë leshterikët
accusative leshterikun
dative leshteriku leshterikut leshterikëve leshterikëve
ablative leshterikësh
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