llavë

See also: llave

Albanian

Etymology 1

Unknown. Possibly related to Venetan lovo (wolf).

Noun

llavë f (plural llava, definite llava, definite plural llavat)

  1. wolf pack
    Synonym: lukuni

Etymology 2

From a Romance source (compare Italian lava, Neapolitan and Sicilian lava).

Noun

llavë f (plural llava, definite llava, definite plural llavat)

  1. lava

Declension

Declension of llavë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative llavë llava llava llavat
accusative llavën
dative llave llavës llavave llavave
ablative llavash

Further reading

  • llavë”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026
  • Newmark, Leonard (1999), “llavë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary