Laboratoreve

Laboratoreve is the genitive and dative plural form of the Albanian noun laborator, meaning “the laboratories.” It is used in phrases that require the oblique case, corresponding to English expressions such as “of the laboratories” or “to/for the laboratories,” depending on the preposition. The noun laborator itself comes from Latin via Romance languages and is now a standard term in Albanian for a place equipped for scientific work.

In Albanian, the basic forms of this noun include laborator (singular) and laboratorë (indefinite plural). The definite plural is laboratorët. The oblique plural, used for possession or indirect objects, is laboratoreve; in standard orthography this is written laboratorëve. When diacritics are stripped for plain ASCII text, it commonly appears as laboratoreve.

Usage of laboratoreve appears with prepositions that govern the oblique case, signaling possession, association, origin, or indirect objects. For example, phrases like inventimet e laboratoreve convey “the laboratories’ inventions,” and nga laboratoreve can mean “from the laboratories.” The form is a grammatical tool rather than a separate concept, and its exact English rendering depends on the governing preposition.

See also: laborator, laboratorët, laboratorë; Albanian grammar; Latin loanwords in Albanian.