këpucë
Albanian
editAlternative forms
edit- kpucë (Gheg)
Etymology
editFrom këputë (“sole”).[1] Other proposals include: 1) Camarda, from Greek παπούτσι (papoútsi). 2) Meyer, from Turkish papuç pabuç, from Ottoman Turkish پاپوش (papush), from Persian پاپوش (pâpuš), although these are less probable as they are reflected already in Albanian papuçë.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkëpucë f (plural këpucë, definite këpuca, definite plural këpucët)
Declension
editDeclension of këpucë
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “këpucë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 179