lagje

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *lag- with -je suffix, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lay, lie (down)”). Cognate to Ancient Greek λόχος (lókhos, “ambush, ambuscade, armed band”). Plural form of lag.

Noun

lagje f

1. neighbourhood, ward, quarter, particularly (politics, historical) as a former administrative division of Albanian cities
2. large number, part

Declension

Declension of lagje

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lagje	lagjja	lagje	lagjet
accusative		lagjen
dative	lagjeje	lagjes	lagjeve	lagjeve
ablative			lagjesh

Coordinate terms

• qark, rreth, lokalitet, fshat

Related terms

• lag

Further reading

• “lagje”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎, 1980