lëngatë

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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A nasalized variant of ligatë, from lig (ill, bad), from Proto-Albanian *ligatā. See lig for more. Orel claims the appearance of inlaut -ën- to be the result of influence from lëngoj.[1]

Noun

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lëngatë f

  1. illness, sickness, ailment

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lëngatë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 224