lëshoj

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Linguists disagree on the derivation of the word; there are several proposals.

Furthermore, Standard/Tosk shoj is found as nshoj (ntshoj, ndshoj) among Gheg subdialects - favouring prefix nd- (de-) over le, lë (let, leave, etc.). The Gheg equivalent was neither considered, nor analyzed by the above mentioned linguists.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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lëshój (aorist lëshóva, participle lëshúar)

  1. (active voice, transitive) to let out/off/go/down; to drop
    I lëshoj flokët.I let my hair down.
  2. (active voice, transitive) to leave (something/someone) behind
    I break up (with someone), I split/separate (relationship)
    Synonyms: ndahem, prishem
    Unë e lëshoj gruan për ty.I leave my wife for you.
    Ajo e lëshoi burrin.She left her husband.
  3. (active voice, transitive) to release, unleash; free, set free, liberate; to remove
    Synonyms: , lehtësoj, liroj, çliroj, nxjerr
  4. (active voice, transitive) to give up/back, quit
    Synonym: dorëzoj
  5. (active voice, transitive) to start, turn on, set in motion (TV, radio, machine, engine, apparatus, etc.)
  6. (active voice, transitive, + short pronoun) to let (me, it, etc.) go/be; to redeem or deliver (me, it, etc.) from (illness, pain, teeth, fever, etc.)
    Synonym:
  7. (active voice, transitive, figurative, mainly 3rd person) to pulls, draw out; to spread (around); to create
    Synonyms: nxjerr, krijon
  8. (active voice, transitive, figurative, mainly 3rd person) to shed (tears), to weep, to water (when associated with liquids)
    Synonyms: loton, lotoj, qaj, ujtis, vadit, vadis, ujit, ujis
    lëshojnë sytë lot.My eyes shed tears.
  9. (active voice, transitive, figurative, mainly 3rd person) to discharge, emit, launch (sound, smell, odor, smoke, fire, etc.)
    Synonyms: emetoj, pëlcas, rrezatoj, nxjerr, fut, hedh, shkarkoj, vërvit
  10. (active voice, transitive, figurative, mainly 3rd person) to blossom, to open up, to germinate, to spread (flowers, trees, plants, roots)
    Synonyms: çel, hap, përhap
  11. (active voice, transitive, figurative) to aim, point; to throwat/towards; to fire at (words, objects or arms thrown or aimed at something/someone)
  12. (active voice, transitive, figuratuve, third person, + short pronouns) to not work; to be impotent, unable to (see/walk/hear, etc.); to lose
    Associated with amputated or paralyzed body parts; abnormality/impairment in the function of specified bodily organ/system. Lost memory, ability, strength, power
  13. (active voice, intransitive, colloquial, third person) to release (bees)
    Synonym: luzmon
  14. (active voice, intransitive) to grant, give, hand out (concession, licence, permission, approval)

Inflection

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Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Camarda, Demetrio (1864) Saggio di grammatologia comparata sulla lingua albanese (in Italian), Livorno: Successore di Egisto Vignozzi, page 215
  2. ^ Çabej, Eqrem (1976) “lëshoj”, in Studime Gjuhësore II, Studime Etimologjike në Fushë të Shqipes, Prishtinë: Rilindja, page 310
  3. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lëshoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 255
  4. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lëshoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 214-215
  5. ^ Camarda, Demetrio (1864) Saggio di grammatologia comparata sulla lingua albanese (in Italian), Livorno: Successore di Egisto Vignozzi, page 86
  6. ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “lëshoj”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 244
  7. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lëshoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 225
  8. ^ Miklosich, Franz (1871) Albanische Forschungen II. Die romanischen Elemente im Albanischen (in German), Vienna: Karl Gerold’s Sohn, page 35