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lemzë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *glem-, probably incorporating the -zë suffix.[1] Compare Lithuanian glemža (“babbler”), glęmas (“slime, mucus”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lemzë f (plural lemza, definite lemza, definite plural lemzat)

  1. hiccup, involuntary spasms
  2. female sexual organ

Declension

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Declension of lemzë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lemzë lemza lemza lemzat
accusative lemzën
dative lemze lemzës lemzave lemzave
ablative lemzash

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian‎[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 153

Further reading

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  • “lemzë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[2], 1980
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “lemzë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[3]
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