lingë
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *lingā, close to Latvian liñga (“loop”), Lithuanian li̇̀nge (“flexible pole; bend”).[1]
Noun
lingë f (plural linga, definite linga, definite plural lingat)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | lingë | linga | linga | lingat |
| accusative | lingën | |||
| dative | linge | lingës | lingave | lingave |
| ablative | lingash | |||
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lingë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 137