opingë
Albanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Albanian *api + *ga, *api also giving rise to hap (“step”). Related to hap (“open”).[1] According to Orel, from Proto-Slavic *ob(ъ)pьnъkъ (“sandal, shoe”), comparing Serbo-Croatian opanak,[2] though differences between the Gheg and Tosk forms may suggest otherwise; as per Fortson, a Proto-Albanian origin is supported due to the held view that the two dialects split prior to Slavic contact.[3][4] Compare Romanian opincă.
Noun edit
opingë f (plural opingë, definite opinga, definite plural opingat)
- Traditional leather shoes worn by Albanians in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Greece (by the Arvanites) and the Arbëresh villages of Italy.
Declension edit
Declension of opingë
Related terms edit
- opingar (“opinga-maker”)
References edit
- ^ Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 294
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “opingë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 306
- ^ Fortson IV, Benjamin W. Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction. 2nd edition. Malden: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
- ^ Brown, Keith and Sarah Ogilvie. Concise Encyclopedia of Languages of the World. Elsevier, 2008