lajthi

Albanian

Alternative forms

lejthi
(Arbanasi, Croatia) lakthi

Etymology

Alteration of lakthi (Arbanasi), collective of lakth (“loop, mesh”) +‎ -i (collective suffix), because of the tree's flexible branches,^[1]^[2] compare Latvian lazda (“hazel”), lagzda (“hazel”), Lithuanian lazdà (“stick, staff”), Old Prussian laxde (“hazel”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lajˈθi/

Noun

lajthi f (plural lajthi, definite lajthia, definite plural lajthitë)

hazel; hazelnut (Corylus avellana)

Declension

Declension of lajthi

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lajthi	lajthia	lajthi	lajthitë
accusative	lajthi	lajthinë	lajthi	lajthitë
dative	lajthie	lajthisë	lajthive	lajthive
ablative	lajthie	lajthisë	lajthish	lajthive

Derived terms

References

^ Topalli, K. (2017) “lajthi”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, pages 856-857
^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lajthi”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 211

[1] Topalli, K. (2017) “lajthi”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, pages 856-857

[2] Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lajthi”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 211

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