lëngë

See also: lenge, Lenge, and leŋge

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *lengā, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (“light, not heavy”). For sense development, compare Old Irish laigiu (“smaller”), Welsh llai (“smaller”), Ancient Greek ἐλαχύς (elakhús, “small, little”), all from the same root.

Noun

lëngë f (plural lënga, definite lënga, definite plural lëngat)

1. small plot of arable land on the hillside, delimited by a wall
2. small hillside field

Related terms

• lëng
• lehtë
• arë