Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *lapā, a derivative of lapë. Cognate to Greek λοπός (lopós, shell, husk, bark), Lithuanian lãpas (leaf).[1]

Noun

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lëpushë f (plural lëpusha, definite lëpusha, definite plural lëpushat) (botany)

  1. mullein
    Synonyms: nedël, gjuhë lope
  2. broad-leafed plant
  3. coltsfoot
    Synonym: ashe
  4. (Arvanitika) European white water lily (Nymphaea alba)
  5. maize-glume

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 159

Further reading

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  • “lëpushë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[2] (in Albanian), 1980
  • lëpushë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “lëpushë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 244