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mbledh

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From older mbëledh, from Old Albanian ënbëljedh, made of a prefix ënbë- of disputed origin + a component ljedh from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to gather”) (compare Latin legere, Ancient Greek λέγω (légō)). For the identity of ënbë-:

Pronunciation

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Verb

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mbledh (aorist mblodha, participle mbledhur)

  1. to gather, gather in or up
    Synonym: gjëmtoj
  2. to fasten together, tuck in or under, pick up
  3. to collect, accumulate
  4. to convene, assemble, herd
  5. (mathematics) to add
  6. to huddle
  7. (intransitive) to fester, pus up

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “mbledh”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 251
  2. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl et al. (2021), “mbledh”, in DPEWA. Digitales Philologisch-Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altalbanischen [DPEWA. Digital Philological-Etymological Dictionary of Old Albanian]

Further reading

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  • “mbledh”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006