lundër

Albanian

Etymology 1

Zero grade of lëndë (as attested in the variant lëndër), close to Old Norse lundr (whence Icelandic lundur 'grove'), originally denoting a rudimentary boat obtained from a hollow tree trunk. Alternatively from Latin lunter; compare Romanian luntre, Italian londra.[1][2]

Alternative forms

  • lëndër

Noun

lundër f (indefinite plural lundra, definite singular lundra, definite plural lundrat)

  1. rowboat, punt
  2. river raft
Derived terms
  • lundroj
  • lundricë
  • lundrim
  • lundrues
  • lundërtar

References

  1. ↑ Vladimir Orel, Albanian Etymological Dictionary (Leiden: Brill, 1998), 234.
  2. ↑ Guillaume Bonnet, Les mots latins de l’albanais (Paris-Montreal: L’Harmattan, 1998), 18.

Etymology 2

From Italian lontra ‘otter’.[1]

Alternative forms

  • lundërz

Noun

lundër f (indefinite plural lundra, definite singular lundra, definite plural lundrat)

  1. (zoology) otter (Lutra lutra)

References

  1. ↑ Guillaume Bonnet, Les mots latins de l’albanais (Paris-Montreal: L’Harmattan, 1998), 18.
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