Lake Skadar en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /leɪk ˈskɑːdɑː(ɹ)/
Etymology
Calque of Serbo-Croatian Skadarsko jezero, Скадарско језеро, from Skadar, Скадар + -sko, -ско + jȅzero, је̏зеро (“lake”). The northwestern Albanian city of Shkodër (Skadar) sits at the lake's southeastern end and gives its name to the lake.
Meanings
- The largest lake in the Balkans, located in the west of the peninsula on the border of Albania and Montenegro between the mountain of Rumija (and further aback the Adriatic Sea) to the southwest and marshland (and further aback the Prokletije) to the northeast.
Synonyms
Lake Shkodër · Lake Scutari · Lake Shkodra
Translations (14)
ru Шко́дер (largest lake in the Balkans) · de Shkodrasee (largest lake in the Balkans) · de Skutarisee (largest lake in the Balkans) · ko 슈코더르호 (largest lake in the Balkans) · it Lago di Scutari (largest lake in the Balkans) · el Λίμνη Σκόδρας (largest lake in the Balkans) · ko 스카다르호 (largest lake in the Balkans) · sh Skadarsko jezero (largest lake in the Balkans) · cmn 斯庫台湖 /斯库台湖 (largest lake in the Balkans) · sq Liqeni i Shkodrës (largest lake in the Balkans) · ar بُحَيْرَة سْكِيُوتَارِي (largest lake in the Balkans) · de Skadarsee (largest lake in the Balkans) · sh Скадарско језеро (largest lake in the Balkans) · ru Скада́рское о́зеро (largest lake in the Balkans)