lëngatë

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Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

A nasalized variant of ligatë, from lig (“ill, bad”), from Proto-Albanian *ligatā. See lig for more. Orel claims the appearance of inlaut -ën- to be the result of influence from lëngoj.[1]

Noun

lëngátë f

  1. illness, sickness, ailment

Declension

Declension of lëngatë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lëngatë lëngata lëngata lëngatat
accusative lëngatën
dative lëngate lëngatës lëngatave lëngatave
ablative lëngatash

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lëngatë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 224
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