See also: soparla and Șopârlă

Romanian

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Etymology

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Older șopîrlă, influenced by șopîrcăi (to joke, be goofy) and năpârcă (adder), possibly from or cognate to Tosk Albanian shapinj (lizards) (standard Albanian zhapinj), plural of shapi (standard zhapi) as a substratum word. Other less likely theories include a derivation of Ancient Greek σήψ (sḗps) or a Latin *sepinula.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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șopârlă f (plural șopârle)

  1. lizard

Declension

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