baltë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *baltā (“marsh”), hypothetically from a Proto-Indo-European *bʰolHto- (“white > marsh”), a derivative of *bʰel- (“shining, white”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *bolto (“swamp”), Lithuanian báltas (“white, shining”). Often considered an Illyrian substrate word together with blattea. It could also turn out to be a Mediterranean substrate word, compare Italian palta.

Noun

baltë f (plural balta/baltëra, definite balta, definite plural balta/baltërat)

1. mud, sludge

   Synonyms: gjol, qyl, llucë, lloç

Declension

With -a:

Declension of baltë

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	baltë	balta	balta	baltat
accusative			baltën
dative	balte	baltave	baltës	baltavet
ablative		baltash

With -ëra:

Declension of baltë

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	baltë	baltëra	balta	baltërat
accusative			baltën
dative	balte	baltërave	baltës	baltëravet
ablative		baltërash

Derived terms

• baltishte

Related terms

• balë