baltë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *baltā (“marsh”), hypothetically from a Proto-Indo-European *bʰolHto- (“white > marsh”), a derivative of *bʰel- (“shining, white”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *bolto (“swamp”), Lithuanian báltas (“white, shining”). Often considered an Illyrian substrate word together with blattea.[1] It could also turn out to be a Mediterranean substrate word, compare Italian palta.

Noun

baltë f (indefinite plural balta/baltëra, definite singular balta, definite plural balta/baltërat)

  1. mud, sludge
    Synonyms: gjol, qyl, llucë, lloç

Declension

With -a:

Declension of baltë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative baltë balta balta baltat
accusative baltën
dative balte baltave baltës baltavet
ablative baltash

With -ëra:

Declension of baltë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative baltë baltëra balta baltërat
accusative baltën
dative balte baltërave baltës baltëravet
ablative baltërash

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998) Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 15
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