lagështi

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • lagshti

Etymology

From i lagësht (“moist, rainy”) +‎ -i.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -i

Noun

lagështi f (uncountable)

  1. moisture, dampness, humidity, damp
    Synonyms: lagë, lagështirë
  2. rainy weather
    Synonym: lagështirë
  3. Synonym of lagështirë (“water or vapour absorbed from ground, air, etc.”)

Derived terms
  • lagështidashës
  • lagështimatës

References
  • “lagështí,~a”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980, page 935b
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “lag- […] -shtí”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 233b
  • Meyer, G. (1891) “ľak”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 235
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