latë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *laptā, from Proto-Indo-European *leh2p- 'to be flat, even; shovel'. Cognate to Lithuanian lopetà (“shovel”) and Old Prussian lopto (“spade”)[1].

Noun

latë f (indefinite plural latë, definite singular lata, definite plural latët)

  1. (kind of) hatchet, axe, chopper
Derived terms

References
  1. Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997
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