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lëmë

See also: leme, Leme, and lemé

Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *(a)lōu-m- (“(threshing-, malting-)floor”), with enlargement in -mo- or -mn/men-. Cognate to Ancient Greek ἅλως (hálōs, “(threshing-)floor”), Old Norse lófi (“(threshing-)floor”), Old High German lam (“lame”).[1]

Noun

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lëmë m

  1. (threshing-) floor, threshing
  2. garden (Arvanitika, Tetovo)
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References

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  1. ^ 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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