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shpatë

Albanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin, from Latin spatha.[1] Cognate with Greek σπαθί (spathí), Italian spada, Romanian spadă, spată.

Noun edit

shpatë f (plural shpata, definite shpata, definite plural shpatat)

  1. sword
    Synonyms: pallë, kordhë, shkallmë

Declension edit

Declension of shpatë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative shpatë shpata shpata shpatat
accusative shpatën
dative shpate shpatave shpatës shpatavet
ablative shpatash

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shpatë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 428

Further reading edit

  • Bardhi, F. (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 1: “acinaces — scpata”
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