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lëmsh

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *lemesja, from Proto-Indo-European *lemesi-o-, a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *lem- (“to break”). Cognate to Lithuanian lemesis (“sharp edge of the plough”), Proto-Slavic *lemešь (“ploughshare”).[1] Orel claims the transition of '*broken lump of earth' > 'globe of earth' to be 'one of the oldest'. Related to lëmë.

Noun

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lëmsh m

  1. ball (of wood, thread)
  2. (astronomy, geography) globe (of earth)
  3. (figurative) disorderly mess
  4. (figurative) (emotional) knot

Declension

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Declension of lëmsh
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lëmsh lëmshi lëmshe lëmshet
accusative lëmshin
dative lëmshi lëmshit lëmsheve lëmsheve
ablative lëmshesh
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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lëmsh ~ lamsh”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 223

Further reading

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  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • “lëmsh”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “lëmsh”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[2]
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