A Dialectical Dictionary of Neret – Macedonian to English

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laat – barking, bark, as in kuchiniata ne zastavae da laat – the dogs did not stop barking

lachea – separated, trimmed

lae – bark, barking, as in the dogs are barking

laea (laeja) – barked

laee (laele) – they barked

lafo – the word

lafoi (lafoj, lafovi) – words

lafoite (*) – the words

lafovi – words

Lagen (*) – a village near Neret

Lagenci (*) – people from Lagen

Lagencki (*) – of Lagen, as in so chupi Lagencki – with girls of Lagen

Lagenckio (*) – of Lagen, as in Lagenckio sinor – the Lagen precinct

Lagenckite (*) – the people of Lagen, as in so Lagenckite chupi – with the girls of Lagen

Lagenka (*) – a lady from Lagen

Lagenkata (*) – the lady from Lagen

Lagenki (*) – ladies from Lagen

Lahana (*) – a village in Halkidiki

Laiba Parti (*) – (English) Labor Party

laif (*) – (English) life

lain (*) – (English) lane

Lak (*) – a village in Prespa

lako (lakot) – elbow

lakoto (*) – the elbow

lamarinite (*, lamarini) – the sheet metal, the sheets of metal

lambadi – large candles, lamps, torches

lambite (*, lambi) – the lamps

lapni – swallow, greedily swallow

Lasheica (*) – the name of a place near Neret, also thought to be the original site of Neret before being deserted many centuries ago

Lashinata (*) – an area in Neret

lastik – elastic, rubber

lastikoi (*) – of elastic, of rubber

lastovica – a swallow

lastovichki (lastovici) – of swallows

lastovichkite (lastovicite) (see lastovickite) – the swallows

lastovickite (lastovicite) (see lastovichkite) – the swallows

Lazara – Saint Lazaras Day, a big name day when fish was eaten

lazha (lazham, lazhat) – lie, deceive

lazhea – they lied, they deceived

lazhee (lazhele, lazhea) – they lied

Lazheec (*) – a village near Lerin, also known as Lazheni

Lazhefci (*) – people from the village of Lazheec

lazhish (lazhesh) – to lie

lazhoven – false, fake, deceitful

lazhovni – (plural) 1. fake, false. 2. lazhovni iminia – pseudonyms, aliases, fake names

lazhovno (lazhovna) – 1. fake, fraudulent. 2. lazhovno ime – pseudonym, alias

lazhovnoto (lazhovniot) – the fake, the deceitful, the fraudulent

Lazorichinte (*) – the Lazorichin family

lea (leam) – I pour

lea (lee, leat) – pour, scoop

lebo – the bread

leboi (lebovi) – loaves of bread

lee – pour, scoop

leeme – 1. we pour, we scoop. 2. (leevme) we poured, we scooped

legna – lay down

legnato (legnat) – lying, lying down, lain down

legnuva – lie down

legnuvae (legnuvale) – they lay down

Lehovo (*) – the name of a village

lekva – medically treat, heal, cure

lekvashe (*, lekuva) – medically/ medicinally looked after/ treated, cured, healed

lenta – tape, as in video lenta – video tape

lep – bread

lepeshka – dung of animals

lepeshki – animal droppings

Lerin – the main town close to Neret, known as Florina in Greek

Lerincka (*) – (singular) of Lerin, as in Lerincka okolia – Lerin region

Lerinckata (*) – (singular) of Lerin, as in Lerinckata okolia – the Lerin region

Lerinckio (*) – of Lerin, as in Lerinckio krai – Lerin region

Lerinckite (*, Lerinski) – (plural) of Lerin, as in Lerinckite sela – the villages of Lerin

Lerincko (Lerinsko) – region around Lerin

Lerinckoto (*, Lerinsko) – of Lerin, the region around Lerin, as in Lerinckoto pole – the Lerin plain

Lerinec – a person from Lerin

lesen – light, lightweight, light-footed, agile

lesenko (lesnak) – careless, thoughtless, unreliable, unreasonable

lesnite – (*, lesni) the light ones

lete (letale, letaat) – they fly

letricite (*) – (English) electricity, electric lights

lezha (lezham) – I lay

lezhea – they lay, as in deka mu lezhea voloite – where lay his oxen

lezhel – lay

lezheshe (lezhi) – lay

libe – sweetheart

lica – people

licata (*, lica) – 1. the people. 2. the faces

lichen – 1. personal. 2. attractive

lideri – leaders

liderite (*) – the leaders

lidero (*) – the leader

lidersfoto (*, liderstvo) –the leadership

likia (*) – group, same age group, a group with the same age

likii (*) – groups, same age groups, groups with the same age

lilki (*) – fun decorations and ornaments such as beads and rattles to amuse, especially children

lipa – lime tree, linden

lipce (*) – absent, missing

lipite (*, lipi) – the lime trees, the linden

lipsae (*) – were missing

lisha – a curse word meaning ‘wild one', ‘harlot', ‘whore'

lisica – fox

lisie (listi, listovi) – leaves, foliage

lisnik – fodder

lisniko (lisnikot) – the fodder

listata – the list

litae (letaat) – they flew

litame (letame) – we flew

litashe (letashe) – was flying, was jumping, burst out

litnae (letnale) – they have flown

litni (letni) – fly

livagie (livada, livadi) – fields, meadows, grassland

livagieto (*, livadata) – the field, the meadow, the grassland

livanto – perfume, scent

lizgat (lizgaat) – they slide, they skate

lizge (lizgale) – they slide, they skate

loha – (Greek) captains

lohago – (Greek) captain

lohagos – (Greek) captain

lohagoto – (Greek lohagos – captain, Macedonian to – the) the captain

lohia – (Greek) sergeant

lohias – (Greek) sergeant

loho – (Greek) a sub unit of the Greek army, a company of soldiers

lohoti – (Greek loho – sub unit, Macedonian plural ti) sub units of the Greek army, companies of soldiers

lohoto – (Greek loho – sub unit, Macedonian to – the) the sub unit, the company of soldiers

Lokadjia (*) – the name of a battalion

Lokadjii (*) – members of a battalion

Lokadjite (*) – the members of a battalion

lokum – Turkish delight

lokumi – Turkish delights

Lopushec – the name of an area with an ancient village now long gone

Los Andjeles (*) – Los Angeles

lovnite (*) – the usual, as in lovnite psalmodi – the usual hymns

lozia (lozja) – vineyards, grape vines

loziata (*) – the vineyards

lozie (lozje) – vineyard

lozinka –grape vine

lozinki – grape vines

lozite – the grape vines

lube (ljube) – loved, in love, sweetheart

lubea (ljubea) – they loved, they were loving, as in se lubea – they were in love

lubee (ljubele) – they loved each other

lubel (ljubel) – loved

lubeme (ljubeme) – we loved each other, we were sweethearts

lubenie (ljubenje) – loving

lubeshe (ljubeshe) – loved

Lubiana (Ljubljana) – the capital city of Slovenia

lubof (ljubov) – love

lubovna (ljubovna) – love, as in lubovna istoria – love story

lubovni (ljubovni) – love, as in lubovni pesni – love songs

lubovnika (ljubovnitsa) – female lover, mistress

lubovnikata (ljubovnitsata) – the female lover, the mistress

lubovniki (ljubovnitsi) – lovers

lubovnikite (*, ljubovniki) – the lovers

lubovniko (ljubovnikot) – the lover

ludi – crazy people, mad people, silly people

Ludoviki (*) – of the Louis family or line, as in caroite Ludoviki – the Louis kings

Ludovikite (*) – the Louis (family of/ line of) people

lugie (lugje) – people

lugieto (lugjeto) – the people

lugjeto – the people

luleto – the (smoking) pipe

lunkite (*) – craziness, irrationality, rabidness

lupki – shells, husks, peel

Luta (*) – the name of a mountain peak between Neret and Nevoleni

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