baltë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *baltā (“marsh”), hypothetically from a Proto-Indo-European *bʰolHto- (“white > marsh”), a derivative of *bʰel- (“shining, white”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *bolto (“swamp”), Lithuanian báltas (“white, shining”). Often considered an Illyrian substrate word together with blattea.[1] It could also turn out to be a Mediterranean substrate word, compare Italian palta.

Noun

baltë f (plural balta/baltëra, definite balta, definite plural balta/baltërat)

  1. mud, sludge
    Synonyms: gjol, qyl, llucë, lloç

Declension

With -a:

Declension of baltë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative baltë balta balta baltat
accusative baltën
dative balte baltave baltës baltavet
ablative baltash

With -ëra:

Declension of baltë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative baltë baltëra balta baltërat
accusative baltën
dative balte baltërave baltës baltëravet
ablative baltërash

Derived terms
  • baltishte

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “baltë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 15
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