latë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *laptā, from Proto-Indo-European *leh2p- 'to be flat, even; shovel'. Cognate to Lithuanian lopetà (“shovel”) and Old Prussian lopto (“spade”)[1].

Noun

latë f (indefinite plural latë, definite singular lata, definite plural latët)

  1. (kind of) hatchet, axe, chopper
Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997
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