Albanian edit

Etymology edit

Linguists disagree on the derivation of the word; there are several proposals.

Furthermore, Standard/Tosk shoj is found as nshoj (ntshoj, ndshoj) among Gheg subdialects - favouring prefix nd- (de-) over le, lë (let, leave, etc.). The Gheg equivalent was neither considered, nor analyzed by the above mentioned linguists.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

lëshój (aorist lëshóva, participle lëshúar)

  1. (active voice, transitive) to let out/off/go/down; to drop
    I lëshoj flokët.I let my hair down.
  2. (active voice, transitive) to leave (something/someone) behind
    I break up (with someone), I split/separate (relationship)
    Synonyms: ndahem, prishem
    Unë e lëshoj gruan për ty.I leave my wife for you.
    Ajo e lëshoi burrin.She left her husband.
  3. (active voice, transitive) to release, unleash; free, set free, liberate; to remove
    Synonyms: , lehtësoj, liroj, çliroj, nxjerr
  4. (active voice, transitive) to give up/back, quit
    Synonym: dorëzoj
  5. (active voice, transitive) to start, turn on, set in motion (TV, radio, machine, engine, apparatus, etc.)
  6. (active voice, transitive, + short pronoun) to let (me, it, etc.) go/be; to redeem or deliver (me, it, etc.) from (illness, pain, teeth, fever, etc.)
    Synonym:
  7. (active voice, transitive, figurative, mainly 3rd person) to pulls, draw out; to spread (around); to create
    Synonyms: nxjerr, krijon
  8. (active voice, transitive, figurative, mainly 3rd person) to shed (tears), to weep, to water (when associated with liquids)
    Synonyms: loton, lotoj, qaj, ujtis, vadit, vadis, ujit, ujis
    lëshojnë sytë lot.My eyes shed tears.
  9. (active voice, transitive, figurative, mainly 3rd person) to discharge, emit, launch (sound, smell, odor, smoke, fire, etc.)
    Synonyms: emetoj, pëlcas, rrezatoj, nxjerr, fut, hedh, shkarkoj, vërvit
  10. (active voice, transitive, figurative, mainly 3rd person) to blossom, to open up, to germinate, to spread (flowers, trees, plants, roots)
    Synonyms: çel, hap, përhap
  11. (active voice, transitive, figurative) to aim, point; to throwat/towards; to fire at (words, objects or arms thrown or aimed at something/someone)
  12. (active voice, transitive, figuratuve, third person, + short pronouns) to not work; to be impotent, unable to (see/walk/hear, etc.); to lose
    Associated with amputated or paralyzed body parts; abnormality/impairment in the function of specified bodily organ/system. Lost memory, ability, strength, power
  13. (active voice, intransitive, colloquial, third person) to release (bees)
    Synonym: luzmon
  14. (active voice, intransitive) to grant, give, hand out (concession, licence, permission, approval)

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Camarda, Demetrio (1864) Saggio di grammatologia comparata sulla lingua albanese (in Italian), Livorno: Successore di Egisto Vignozzi, page 215
  2. ^ Çabej, Eqrem (1976) “lëshoj”, in Studime Gjuhësore II, Studime Etimologjike në Fushë të Shqipes, Prishtinë: Rilindja, page 310
  3. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lëshoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 255
  4. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lëshoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 214-215
  5. ^ Camarda, Demetrio (1864) Saggio di grammatologia comparata sulla lingua albanese (in Italian), Livorno: Successore di Egisto Vignozzi, page 86
  6. ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “lëshoj”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 244
  7. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lëshoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 225
  8. ^ Miklosich, Franz (1871) Albanische Forschungen II. Die romanischen Elemente im Albanischen (in German), Vienna: Karl Gerold’s Sohn, page 35