latë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *laptā, from Proto-Indo-European *leh2p- (“to be flat, even; shovel”). Cognate to Lithuanian lopetà (“shovel”) and Old Prussian lopto (“spade”).[1]

Noun

latë f (plural latë, definite lata, definite plural latët)

  1. (kind of) hatchet, axe, chopper

Declension
Declension of latë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative latë latë lata latët
accusative latën
dative late latëve latës latëvet
ablative latësh

Derived terms

References
  1. Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi
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