lungë
Albanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Albanian *lunkā, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“to bend”) with a nasal infix, similar to that of Old Prussian lunkis (“angle”), Lithuanian luñkanas (“supple”), Latvian llùnks (“supple”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]lungë f (plural lunga, definite lunga, definite plural lungat)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | lungë | lunga | lunga | lungat |
| accusative | lungën | |||
| dative | lungeje | lungës | lungave | lungave |
| ablative | lungash | |||
References
[edit]- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lungë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 235