shpresë
Albanian edit
Etymology edit
Disputed. Either:
- From sh- (“dis-, ex-, de-”) + pres (“wait”) + -ë (“-ing, -ion”, noun suffix, f.) > shpresë (“waiting”).
- From Latin sperans, sperantia, from spero (“hope”). Compare Albanian shpërej "to hope" (doublet of shpresoj, itself from shpresë) from Latin sperāre.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
shpresë f (plural shpresa, definite shpresa, definite plural shpresat)
Declension edit
Declension of shpresë
Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998). Albanian Etymological Dictionary. Page 429.