pleh
See also: pléh
Albanian
Alternative forms
- Tosk: plehër
- Gheg: plehën
- definite singular: plehni
- plural: plehna
Etymology
A derivative of plah (“to cover”).[1] Alternatively a back-formation from pluralia tantum plehën, plehër, from Bulgarian плева (pleva, “weed, wild plant”), from Proto-Slavic *plěva (“membrane”).[2][3]
Noun
pleh m (indefinite plural plehra, definite singular plehu)
- dung, manure; organic fertilizer
- filth
- (in the plural) sweepings, trash, garbage
- (in the plural) despicable person
Hyponyms
- pleh i gjelbër (“green manure”)
- pleh pylli (“forest litter”)
- pleh shpendësh (“bird guano”)
- plehra kimike (“chemical fertilizer”)
Derived terms
- plehërim, plehërishtë, plehëroj, plehërues, plehrizë, plehurina
Related terms
- plah
References
- Orel, Vladimir (1998), “pleh”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 332
- Ylli, Xhelal (1997) Das slavische Lehngut im Albanischen (Slavistische Beiträge; 350), volume I. Lehnwörter, Munich: Otto Sagner, page 196
- Gunnar Svane, Slavische Lehnwörter im Albanischen (Åarhus, Denmark: Aarhus UP, 1992), 132.
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From German Blech.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plêx/
- Hyphenation: pleh
Noun
plȅh m (Cyrillic spelling пле̏х)
- (regional) sheet metal
- (regional) shallow pan
Declension
Declension of pleh
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pleh | plehovi |
| genitive | pleha | plehova |
| dative | plehu | plehovima |
| accusative | pleh | plehove |
| vocative | pleše / plehu | plehovi |
| locative | plehu | plehovima |
| instrumental | plehom | plehovima |
References
- “pleh” in Hrvatski jezični portal