lëndë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *lentā, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *lenteh₂,[1] from a tentative root *lent-, or a wanderword. Compare Old High German linta (linden), Lithuanian lentà (board), Proto-Slavic *lǫtъ (bast). Possibly connected with lëndinë (heath, pasture).

Noun

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lëndë f (plural lëndë, definite lënda, definite plural lëndët)

  1. (physics) matter, substance
  2. timber

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References

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  1. ^ Mallory, J. P. with Adams, D. Q. (2006) “*lentehₐ-”, in The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 161