lerë

See also: lere and lére

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *laurā, from Proto-Indo-European *leu, etymologically identical with Lithuanian laure (“dirty person”).

Noun

lerë f (plural lera, definite lera, definite plural lerat)

1. thin mud, slush

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *laurā, a rebuilt form after the stem in -eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁w- (“stone”). Cognate to Ancient Greek λᾶας (lâas, “stone”) and Old Irish lie (“stone”), and perhaps Old Armenian լեառն (leaṙn).

Noun

lerë f

1. slip (of rocks), boulder