ledh

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *laida, from Proto-Indo-European *h2lei- (“slimy, to slip”). Cognate to Old Prussian laydis (“loam, clay”).[1]

Noun

ledh m

  1. loam, clay, river (-sand/bank), mass (of earth)
  2. wall
    Synonyms: mur, avulli, zid

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *laidza, possibly a variant of lëndoj, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lento- (“bendsome, resilient”).

Noun

ledh f (plural ledha, definite ledha, definite plural ledhat)

  1. caress, stroke, touch

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ledh”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 216
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