lëmashk
Albanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A lë- prefixed formation from makë; lë- + makë, probably from metathetic form *lë-maksh.
Noun
[edit]lëmashk m (plural lëmashka, definite lëmashku, definite plural lëmashkat)
- scum (indicating spoilage/disease), fur (on tongue)
- Synonym: myk
- (botany) moss, mossy growth on stones
- (Gheg) pondweed, slime
- mud
Declension
[edit]Declension of lëmashk
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | lëmashk | lëmashku | lëmashka | lëmashkat |
| accusative | lëmashkun | |||
| dative | lëmashku | lëmashkut | lëmashkave | lëmashkave |
| ablative | lëmashkash | |||
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “lëmashk”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1] (in Albanian), 1980
- “lëmashk”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “lëmashk”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 243