Lezhë

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Albanian Lezhë, through phonetic shifts from Latin Lissus, from Ancient Greek Λίσσος (Líssos).

Proper noun

Lezhë

1. A growing town in northwestern Albania, located 5-6 km southeast of Shëngjin slightly northeast of the southern mouth of the river Drin (Small Drin), which passes through the town; the town is best known for being one of the former centres of the Illyrian kingdom and for its typically Illyrian fortification walls; it is the seat of its eponymous county, municipality and municipal unit.
2. A county of Albania.
3. A municipality of the county of Lezhë, Albania.
4. A municipal unit of the municipality of Lezhë in the county of Lezhë, Albania.

Translations

town in northwestern Albania

• Albanian: Lezha (sq) f (definite), Lezhë f (indefinite)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 萊什／莱什 (Láishí)

• Greek: Λέζα (el) f (Léza)

  Ancient: ^{(please verify)} Λισσός f (Lissós)

• Italian: Alessio (it) f
• Korean: 레저 (ko) (rejeo), 레자 (ko) (reja)
• Latin: Lissus f
• Macedonian: Леска f (Leska)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Љеш

  Roman: Lješ

• Turkish: Leş, Eşim (tr)

county of Albania

• Albanian: Qarku i Lezhës m (definite)