lefteros

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek λευτερώνω (lefteróno), variant of ελευθερώνω (eleftheróno).

Verb

lefteros (aorist lefterosa, participle lefterosur) (Tosk, dialectal)

1. to free

   Synonym: liroj

   • 1827, Vangjel Meksi, Δγιάτα ἐ ῥέ, Matthew 1:21, page 3:

     σὲ ψὲ ἀῒ δ̇ὸ τὲ̰ λεφτερόσγε̰ λαὸν' ἐτιγ γκὰ φάγετ' ἐτοῦρε.

     [sepse ai do të lefterosjë laon' e tij nga fajet' e ture.]

     because he will free his people from their sins.

Related terms

• lefteri

 

References

• Mann, S. E. (1948) “lefter-í […] -os”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 240a