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lloskë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Per Orel, borrowed from Proto-Slavic *loska, but unattested in South Slavic languages except for Old Slovene lusk (tick).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɫoskə/
  • Rhymes: -oskə
  • Hyphenation: llós‧kë

Noun

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lloskë f (plural llóska, definite llóska, definite plural llóskat)

  1. (zoology, originally Gheg) rudd
    Synonym: drangë

Declension

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Declension of lloskë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lloskë lloska lloska lloskat
accusative lloskën
dative lloske lloskës lloskave lloskave
ablative lloskash

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “lloskë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 239

Further reading

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  • lloskë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • Mann, S. E. (1948), “llos-kë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 257