qep
Albanian edit
Alternative forms edit
- kep (“sew, stich”) — Gheg
- klep (“sew, stich”) — Tosk
- kep, kepë (“onion(s)”) — Gheg
- qepë (“onion(s)”) — Tosk
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Albanian *klepa, from Proto-Indo-European *klep- (compare Polish klepać (“to clap, knock”)).
Verb edit
qep (aorist qepa, participle qepur)
Etymology 2 edit
Loss off ending -ë in qepë (“onion(s)”) due to Gheg influence.
Noun edit
qep f (plural qep, definite qepa, definite plural qepët) (uncountable)
- (Northern Tosk) onion