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]

Proper noun

Labëri f (definite Labëria)

land of lab
region in southern Albania, inhabited by lab

Declension

Declension of Labëri

	indefinite	definite
nominative	Labëri	Labëria
accusative	Labëri	Labërinë
dat./abl.	Labërie	Labërisë

Related terms

lab
Labëria
labërisht
Labërishtja
arbër

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."

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