lerë

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See also: lere and lére

Albanian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Albanian *laurā, from Proto-Indo-European *leu, etymologically identical with Lithuanian laure (“dirty person”).[1]

Noun[edit]

lerë f (plural lera, definite lera, definite plural lerat)

  1. thin mud, slush

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Albanian *laurā, a rebuilt form after the stem in -eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁w- (“stone”). Cognate to Ancient Greek λᾶας (lâas, “stone”) and Old Irish lie (“stone”), and perhaps Old Armenian լեառն (leaṙn).[2]

Noun[edit]

lerë f

  1. slip (of rocks), boulder

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lerë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 219
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lerë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 219
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