lindje

Albanian

Etymology

From lind (“to bear, give birth to”) +‎ -je (gerund noun suffix), from lind dielli (“the sun rises”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liˈndjɛ/

Noun

líndje f (plural lindje, definite lindja, definite plural lindjet)

  1. birth

Declension

Declension of lindje
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lindje lindja lindje lindjet
accusative lindjen
dative lindjeje lindjes lindjeve lindjeve
ablative lindjesh

Noun

lindje f (definite lindja)

  1. east
    Alternative form: (abbreviation) L

Coordinate terms

compass points:  [edit]

veriperëndim veri verilindje
perëndim lindje
jugperëndim jug juglindje

Further reading

  • “lindje”, 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
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “lindje”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[2]
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