Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *baltā (marsh), hypothetically from a Proto-Indo-European *bʰolHto- (white > marsh), a derivative of *bʰel- (shining, white). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *bolto (swamp), Lithuanian báltas (white, shining). Often considered an Illyrian substrate word together with blattea.[1] It could also turn out to be a Mediterranean substrate word, compare Italian palta.

Noun

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baltë f (plural balta/baltëra, definite balta, definite plural balta/baltërat)

  1. mud, sludge
    Synonyms: gjol, qyl, llucë, lloç

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “baltë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 15
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