lëgatë

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Also lëngatë under the influence of lëng ~ lang. From Proto-Albanian *leugatā, related to Illyrian *Lougeon (Strabo 7.43), Lithuanian liūgas (marsh), Proto-Slavic *luža (pool). Analyzable as lag + -at(ë).[1]

Noun

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lëgatë f (plural lëgata, definite lëgata, definite plural lëgatat)

  1. morass, bog, puddle, pool
    Synonyms: moçal, kënetë

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lëgatë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 221

Further reading

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  • “lëgatë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980
  • lëgatë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “lëgatë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 243