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Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Alteration of lakthi (Arbanasi), collective of lakth (“loop, mesh”) + -i (collective suffix), because of the tree's flexible branches, compare Latvian lazda (“hazel”), lagzda (“hazel”), Lithuanian lazdà (“stick, staff”), Old Prussian laxde (“hazel”).
Pronunciation
Noun
lajthi f (plural lajthi, definite lajthia, definite plural lajthitë)
- hazel; hazelnut (Corylus avellana)
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References
- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “lajthi”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, pages 856-857
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lajthi”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 211