lëgatë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• ligatë

Etymology

Also lëngatë under the influence of lëng ~ lang. From Proto-Albanian *leugatā, related to Illyrian *Lougeon (Strabo 7.43), Lithuanian liūgas (“marsh”), Proto-Slavic *luža (“pool”). Analyzable as lag + -at(ë).

Noun

lëgatë f (plural lëgata, definite lëgata, definite plural lëgatat)

1. morass, bog, puddle, pool

   Synonyms: moçal, kënetë

Declension

Declension of lëgatë

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	lëgatë	lëgata	lëgata	lëgatat
accusative			lëgatën
dative	lëgate	lëgatave	lëgatës	lëgatavet
ablative		lëgatash

Related terms

• lag
• lagë
• ligatinë

 

Further reading

• “lëgatë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
• “lëgatë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “lëgatë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 243