Labëri

Albanian

Etymology

Indefinite form of Labëria (“the land of lab”). From lëpe, lëbozë.

according to Descnickaja and Cabej, a direct borrowing from ancient Illyrian *alb, Illyrian *arb[2]

Proper noun

Labëri f (definite Labëria)

  1. land of lab
  2. region in southern Albania, inhabited by lab

Declension
Declension of Labëri
indefinite definite
nominative Labëri Labëria
accusative Labërinë
dat./abl. Labërie Labërisë

References
  1. Wilkes, J. J. The Illyrians, 1992, →ISBN, page 172, "...area, including Oaneum on a river Aratus, which controlled the route leading west to the kingdom of Gentius among the Labeates around Scodra."
  2. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lab”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 109
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