lomotit

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lem- (“open jaws”). Cognate to Lithuanian lemóti (“crave for”), Latvian lamāt (“inveigh, scold, chide”), Ancient Greek λάμος (lámos, “gullet”), Latin lemures (“night ghost, spook”).

Verb

lomotit (aorist lomotita, participle lomotitur)

1. to talk nonsense, rant

Related terms

• llaf
• llafos