lesh

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *laiša, close to the Balto-Slavic word for 'foliage'. Compare Lithuanian laĩškos (leaf), Latvian laĩska (leaf on a linen stalk; stalk), Proto-Slavic *lȋstъ (leaf).[1] Alternatively from Proto-Albanian *(u)laś-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (wool). Cognate to Latin vellus (wool, fleece, skin).[2]

Noun

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lesh m

  1. wool, hair, fleece

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lesh”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 219-220
  2. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 238

Manx

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Etymology

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From Old Irish leiss (with him, with it) and lassin, lass (with the), from la (with).

Preposition

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lesh

  1. Introduces small clause of motion
    Ersooyl lhiat!
    Off with you!
    Stiagh lhiat 'sy ghleashtan.
    Get in the car.
  2. Marks possession with appropriate form of s'
    B'lesh Juan y cabbyl.
    John owned the horse.
  3. with, by means of
    Va mee caggey lesh cliwe.I was fighting with a sword.
    C'red t'ou keeayllaghey lesh yn ockle shoh?
    What do you mean by this word?
  4. for
    Chaill eh eh hene lesh.
    He sacrificed himself for it.
  5. toward
    Hie eh lesh y thie.
    He went in the direction of the house.
    goll lesh Doolishtowards Douglas

Inflection

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Singular Plural
Person 1st 2nd 3rd m. 3rd f. 1st 2nd 3rd
Normal lhiam lhiat lesh lhee lhien lhiu lhieu
Emphatic lhiams lhiats leshyn lheeish lhienyn lhiuish lhieusyn

Synonyms

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Pronoun

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lesh

  1. third-person singular of lesh
    with him/it
    (idiomatic) his/its

Derived terms

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