See also: lere and lére

Albanian edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Albanian *laurā, from Proto-Indo-European *leu, etymologically identical with Lithuanian laure (dirty person).[1]

Noun edit

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

  1. thin mud, slush

Etymology 2 edit

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).[2]

Noun edit

lerë f

  1. slip (of rocks), boulder

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lerë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 219
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lerë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 219