lumë

See also: lume

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *lumā, from Proto-Indo-European *leu(ə) 'dirt'. Etymologically identical with Greek λυμα (lyma, “dirt”)[1].

Noun

lumë f (indefinite plural lumenj, definite singular lumi, definite plural lumenjt)

  1. river

References

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

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *lubn-, from Proto-Indo-European *leubh- 'to like/wish (something), desire, request'. Cognate to Latin lubens (“willing, (be) fond of smth”).

Adjective

lumë m (feminine lumëe)

  1. beatus, felix, sanctus
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