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Albanian
Etymology
Singularized plural of *lëmak, a derivative of lëmë, from Proto-Albanian *lamā, cognate to Old High German lam (“lame”), Proto-Slavic *lomь (“breaking; crow-bar; broken branches”).[1]
Noun
lëmaqe pl
- expanse of rubble, stones-lide, pile of stones
- scree
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 157
Further reading
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “lëmaqe”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 243