lerth

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ablaut variant of larth (“holly; ivy”), a diminutive in -th of lar (“laurel”).[1]

Noun

lerth m (definite lerthi)

  1. ivy (Hedera helixws)
    Synonyms: urth, dredhkë
  2. field garlic (Allium oleraceum)
    Synonym: hudhër e egër

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lerth”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 219
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