lyej

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Albanian

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Proto-Albanian *elaiwanja, based on *elaiwā, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, oil).[1]

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “If from a reconstructed form *elaiwā, wouldn't this probably come from Pre-Classical Greek *ἐλαίϝα, rather than directly from ἔλαιον?”

Pronunciation

[edit]

IPA(key): [ˈlyɛj]

Verb

[edit]

lyej (aorist leva, participle lyer)

  1. to paint
  2. to varnish
  3. to whitewash

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 189