lundër

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Latin lunter; 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

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

Etymology 2

From Italian lontra (“otter”).[1]

Alternative forms
  • lundërz

Noun

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

  1. (zoology) otter, Lutra lutra

References
  1. Guillaume Bonnet, Les mots latins de l’albanais (Paris-Montreal: L’Harmattan, 1998), 18.
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