lajthi

Albanian edit

Alternative forms edit

lejthi
(Arbanasi, Croatia) lakthi

Etymology edit

Alteration of lakthi (Arbanasi), collective of lakth (“loop, mesh”) +‎ -i (collective suffix), because of the tree's flexible branches,^[1]^[2] compare Latvian lazda (“hazel”), lagzda (“hazel”), Lithuanian lazdà (“stick, staff”), Old Prussian laxde (“hazel”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /lajˈθi/

Noun edit

lajthi f (plural lajthi, definite lajthia, definite plural lajthitë)

hazel; hazelnut (Corylus avellana)

Declension edit

Declension of lajthi

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	lajthi	lajthi	lajthia	lajthitë
accusative	lajthi	lajthi	lajthinë	lajthitë
dative	lajthie	lajthive	lajthisë	lajthive
ablative	lajthie	lajthish	lajthisë	lajthive

Derived terms edit

References edit

^ Topalli, K. (2017) “lajthi”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, pages 856-857
^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lajthi”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 211

[1] Topalli, K. (2017) “lajthi”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, pages 856-857

[2] Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lajthi”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 211

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