labë

See also: labe, Labe, lábé, Läbe, and læbe

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“to peel, break off”). Compare Dutch loof, German Laub, Irish luibh (“herb”), Latin liber (“bast; book”), Lithuanian lúoba (“bark”). Probably a variant of lapë with voiced labial.

Noun

labë f

1. rind, cortex

Related terms

• lapë
• lapër
• llapë