lumë

See also: lume

Albanian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [lumə]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *lumā, from Proto-Indo-European *leu(ə) (“dirt”). Etymologically identical with Ancient Greek λῦμα (lûma, “dirt”) (Greek λύμα (lýma)).[1]

Noun

lumë m (plural lumenj, definite lumi, definite plural lumenjtë)

  1. river
Declension
Declension of lumë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative lumë lumenj lumi lumenjtë
accusative lumin
dative lumi lumenjve lumit lumenjvet
ablative lumenjsh
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *lubn-, from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“to love”). Cognate to Latin lubens (“willing, (be) fond of something”), and ultimately a doublet of lyp, lubi, lugat, and laps.

Adjective

lumë (feminine lume)

  1. happy, lucky

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lumë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 235
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