Leusë

leuse Albanian village Q16361636 11 Alternative forms sq Leus Etymology Attested as it Leousa 1846, el Ἐλαιοῦσα 1857, el Ἐλεοῦσα 1875, it Lause, it Eleusa 1894. sq el Ελεούσα merciful, an epiteth of the Virgin Mary, in reference to the monastery dedicated to her situated next to the village. Was proposed for renaming in 1938 into sq Mëshirë, from sq mëshirë mercy, compassion. Pronunciation sq /leˈusə/ sq usə 3 Proper noun f Leusa sq village municipality:pref/Petran district:pref/Përmet county:pref/Gjirokastër c/Albania Declension Leus References sq FZRSH:2014 6371 Leus sq Ylli:SLA 2 43b Leús/ë, -a sq CIA:Gazetteer 1961 98b Leusë 43a Eleusa 103a Lousë sq Vendim:1938 28b Leusa Mëshira sq Louis:1928 Lousë sq KIFS:Epetiris 2 148 209 250 Ἐλεοῦσα sq Aravantinos:Chronografia 2 370 Ἐλαιοῦσα