lagë

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Albanian

Etymology

Akin to lag (“to wet, moisten”), lëgatë (“marsh”)[1] and possibly laç (“wetland”).[2] Likely a formation from Proto-Indo-European *welg- (“wet, damp”), akin to Proto-Slavic *vòlga (“moisture”).[3][2] Alternatively borrowed from South Slavic descendants of it,[4] compare Serbo-Croatian vlȁga／вла̏га, Aromanian vlagã (“moisture”).

Pronunciation

Noun

lagë f (uncountable)

  1. raindrop
    Synonym: pikë
  2. moisture, dampness
    Synonym: lagështi
  3. part of the globe covered with water (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
    Coordinate term: terë
  4. In the game of lagaterë, the wet side of a rock.
    Coordinate term: terë
  5. (figurative) small amount, bit (of liquid), drop
    Synonym: pikë

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lag”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 210
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: ] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 229f.
  3. ^ Vasmer, Max (1921) Studien zur albanischen Wortforschung (Acta et commentationes 34 Universitatis Dorpatensis; 1) (in German), Dorpat, page 37
  4. ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “ľak”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 235

Further reading

  • “lág/ë,~a”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980, page 935a
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