lojë

See also: loje, löje, lője, łoje, and łoję

Albanian

Etymology 1

Derivative of luaj or loz (aorist lojta).[1]

Alternative forms
  • (plural): lojna

Noun

lojë f (plural lojëra, definite loja, definite plural lojërat)

  1. play, performance
  2. game
  3. toy, plaything
Declension
Declension of lojë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative lojë lojëra loja lojërat
accusative lojën
dative loje lojërave lojës lojëravet
ablative lojërash
Derived terms
  • lojtar

Etymology 2

From South Slavic; cf. Serbo-Croatian lȏj, Bulgarian лой (loj, “tallow, suet, fat”).[2]

Noun

lojë f (plural loja, definite loja, definite plural lojat)

  1. beautiful, fair-skinned, plump woman
Declension
Declension of lojë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative lojë loja loja lojat
accusative lojën
dative loje lojave lojës lojavet
ablative lojash
See also

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lojë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 230
  2. Ylli, Xhelal (1997) Das slavische Lehngut im Albanischen (Slavistische Beiträge; 350)‎, volume I. Lehnwörter, Munich: Otto Sagner, page 150
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