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Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *baltā (“marsh”), hypothetically from a Proto-Indo-European *bʰolHto- (“white > marsh”), a derivative of *bʰel- (“shining, white”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *bolto (“swamp”), Lithuanian báltas (“white, shining”). Often considered an Illyrian substrate word together with blattea.[1] It could also turn out to be a Mediterranean substrate word, compare Italian palta.
Noun
baltë f (plural balta/baltëra, definite balta, definite plural balta/baltërat)
- mud, sludge
- Synonyms: gjol, qyl, llucë, lloç
Declension
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