lëgatë

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Also lëngatë under the influence of lëng ~ lang. From Proto-Albanian *leugatā, related to Illyrian *Lougeon (Strabo 7.43), Lithuanian liūgas (“marsh”), Proto-Slavic *luža (“pool”). Analyzable as lag + -at(ë).[1]

Noun

lëgatë f (plural lëgata, definite lëgata, definite plural lëgatat)

  1. morass, bog, puddle, pool
    Synonyms: moçal, kënetë

Declension
Declension of lëgatë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative lëgatë lëgata lëgata lëgatat
accusative lëgatën
dative lëgate lëgatave lëgatës lëgatavet
ablative lëgatash

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lëgatë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 221

Further reading
  • “lëgatë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
  • “lëgatë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “lëgatë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 243
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