lëvozhgë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• lëvoshkë

Etymology

Variant of lëvore, from the root lëv with -ozhgë suffix, from Proto-Indo-European *lep (“to peel, flay”). Compare Latin liber (“bark”), Greek λεπρός (leprós, “scaly”).

Noun

lëvozhgë f (plural lëvozhga, definite lëvozhga, definite plural lëvozhgat)

1. husk, shell

Related terms

• lëvore
• labë
• latë