lëngatë

Albanian

Alternative forms

ligatë

Etymology

A nasalized variant of ligatë, from lig (“ill, bad”), from Proto-Albanian *ligatā. See lig for more. Orel claims the appearance of inlaut -ën- to be the result of influence from lëngoj.^[1]

Noun

lëngatë f

illness, sickness, ailment

Derived terms

lëngoj

Related terms

lig

References

^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lëngatë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 224

[1] Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lëngatë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 224

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