ledh

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Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *laida, from Proto-Indo-European *h2lei- (slimy, to slip). Cognate to Old Prussian laydis (loam, clay).

Noun

ledh m

  1. loam, clay, river (-sand/bank), mass (of earth)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *leð/dᶻ́-a- or *lœ̄ð/dᶻ́-a-, from a Pre-Proto-Albanian *lai̯d/j́a- or *lōd/j́a-, from an Proto-Indo-European *lói̯ǵ-o-, connected to lidh (to bind), with the meaning going from "the (bound) one" > "(dry) stone wall, boundary wall" > "raised boundar, raised edge (of a surface)". In the two Old Gheg examples, it exclusively meant "dry stone wall".

Noun

ledh

  1. wall; raised edge
    Synonyms: mur, avulli, zid
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Proto-Albanian *laidza, possibly a variant of lëndoj, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lento- (bendsome, resilient).

Noun

ledh m (plural ledha, definite ledha, definite plural ledhat)

  1. caress, stroke, touch

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ledh”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 216
  2. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl et al. (2021) “ledh”, in DPEWA. Digitales Philologisch-Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altalbanischen