latë

Albanian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Albanian *laptā, from Proto-Indo-European *leh2p- (“to be flat, even; shovel”). Cognate to Lithuanian lopetà (“shovel”) and Old Prussian lopto (“spade”).^[1]

Noun edit

latë f (plural latë, definite lata, definite plural latët)

(kind of) hatchet, axe, chopper

Declension edit

Declension of latë

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	latë	latë	lata	latët
accusative	latë	latë	latën	latët
dative	late	latëve	latës	latëvet
ablative	late	latësh	latës	latëvet

Derived terms edit

latoj

References edit

^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎^[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi

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