lundër

Albanian

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Either a zero-grade derivative of lëndë "wood, matter" (cf. dëllinjë vs. dullinjë, drënjë vs. drunjë, mëllenjë vs. mullenjë etc.), through a local variant lëndër, in which case related to Old Norse lundr "clump of trees, tree", or borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin lunter, luntrem; compare Romanian luntre, Italian londra.[1][2]

Alternative forms

Noun

lundër f (indefinite plural lundra, definite singular lundra, definite plural lundrat)

  1. rowboat, punt
  2. river raft
Derived terms
  • lundërtar
  • lundricë
  • lundrim
  • lundroj
  • lundrues

Etymology 2

From Italian lontra (“otter”).[3]

Alternative forms
  • lundërz

Noun

lundër f (indefinite plural lundra, definite singular lundra, definite plural lundrat)

  1. (zoology) otter, Lutra lutra

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998) Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 234
  2. Guillaume Bonnet, Les mots latins de l’albanais (Paris-Montreal: L’Harmattan, 1998), 18.
  3. Guillaume Bonnet, Les mots latins de l’albanais (Paris-Montreal: L’Harmattan, 1998), 18.
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