lëmë

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See also: leme, Leme, and lemé

Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *(a)lōu-m- ((threshing-, malting-)floor), with enlargement in -mo- or -mn/men-. Cognate to Ancient Greek ἅλως (hálōs, (threshing-)floor), Old Norse lófi ((threshing-)floor), Old High German lam (lame).[1]

Noun

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lëmë m

  1. (threshing-) floor, threshing
  2. garden (Arvanitika, Tetovo)
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References

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  1. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi