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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