lule

See also: Lule

Albanian
një lule — a flower

Etymology

Singularised plural of *lulë, from Proto-Albanian *lulā. An ancient Balkan loanword from an oriental source.

From the substrate source responsible for Persian لاله, Latin līlia, Ancient Greek λείριον (leírion), ultimately from Egyptian ḥrrt (“flower”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈlulɛ]

Noun

lule f (plural lule, definite lulja, definite plural lulet)

  1. flower

Declension
Declension of lule
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative lule lule lulja lulet
accusative lulen
dative luleje luleve lules luleve
ablative lulesh

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Greek: λουλούδι (louloúdi)[2]

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lule”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 234
  2. lule - Babiniotis, Georgios (2008) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 3rd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.

Spanish

Noun

lule m or f by sense (plural lules)

  1. Lule
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