llohë

Albanian

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃-sko (“to wash”). Orel argues for an early borrowing, from Proto-Slavic *lojь.[1]

Noun

llohë f (definite lloha)

  1. heavy rain
    Synonyms: lagështi, rrëbesh, rreshje

Declension

Declension of llohë
singular
indefinite definite
nominative llohë lloha
accusative llohën
dat./abl. llohe llohës

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “llohë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 238

Further reading

  • “llohë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • Newmark, L. (1999), “llohë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[2]
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