lumë

See also: lume and Lumë

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *lumā, from Proto-Indo-European *lew(ə) (“dirt”). Etymologically identical with Ancient Greek λῦμα (lûma, “dirt”) (Greek λύμα (lýma)).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lumə]

Noun

lumë m (plural luménj, definite lumi, definite plural luménjtë)

  1. river

Declension

Declension of lumë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lumë lumi lumenj lumenjtë
accusative lumin
dative lumi lumit lumenjve lumenjve
ablative lumenjsh

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lumë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 235

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • “lumë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “lumë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[2]
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