See also: lume

Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *lumā, from Proto-Indo-European *lew(ə) (dirt). Etymologically identical with Ancient Greek λῦμα (lûma, dirt) (Greek λύμα (lýma)).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

  1. river

Declension

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Alternative forms

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lumë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 235