lëmaqe

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Singularized plural of *lëmak, a derivative of lëmë, from Proto-Albanian *lamā, cognate to Old High German lam (“lame”), Proto-Slavic *lomь (“breaking; crow-bar; broken branches”).[1]

Noun

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lëmaqe pl

  1. expanse of rubble, stones-lide, pile of stones
  2. scree
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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian‎[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 157

Further reading

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  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “lëmaqe”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 243
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