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lej

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Albanian

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Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *laidnja, from an Proto-Indo-European o-grade verb from the root *leyd- (“to release”).[1][2] Alternatively from an *éy-present from the root *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”).[3]

Verb

lej (aorist leva, participle lerë)

  1. to give birth, bear (children)
  2. to be born
  3. to rise (of the sun)
    leu dielli ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) (The sun rose up.)

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References

  1. [1]
    Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lej”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 217
  2. [2]
    Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “lei̯d-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 402–403
  3. [3]
    Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) “lej”, in Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi

Further reading

  • “lej”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

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