lumë

See also: lume

Albanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lumə]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *lumā, from Proto-Indo-European *leu(ə) (“dirt”). Etymologically identical with Ancient Greek λῦμα (lûma, “dirt”) (Greek λύμα (lýma)).

Noun

lumë m (plural lumenj, definite lumi, definite plural lumenjtë)

1. river

Declension

Declension of lumë

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	lumë	lumenj	lumi	lumenjtë
accusative			lumin
dative	lumi	lumenjve	lumit	lumenjvet
ablative		lumenjsh

Alternative forms

• lum

Related terms

• llum

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *lubn-, from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“to love”). Cognate to Latin lubens (“willing, (be) fond of something”), and ultimately a doublet of lyp, lubi, lugat, and laps.

Adjective

lumë (feminine lume)

1. happy, lucky