Labëri
Albanian
Etymology
Indefinite form of Labëria (“the land of lab”). From lëpe, lëbozë.
- Historically the inhabitants of the Labëria region. Compare Illyrian *Labeati.[1]
- According to Descnickaja and Cabej, a direct borrowing from ancient Illyrian *alb, Illyrian *arb[2]
Proper noun
Labëri f (definite Labëria)
Declension
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | Labëri | Labëria |
| accusative | Labërinë | |
| dat./abl. | Labërie | Labërisë |
Related terms
References
- ^ 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."
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lab”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 109