opingë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• apânga — Gheg
• opangë, opengë

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *api + *ga, *api also giving rise to hap (“step”). Related to hap (“open”). According to Orel, from Proto-Slavic *ob(ъ)pьnъkъ (“sandal, shoe”), comparing Serbo-Croatian opanak, 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. Compare Romanian opincă.

Noun

opingë f (plural opingë, definite opinga, definite plural opingat)

1. Traditional leather shoes worn by Albanians in Albania, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Greece (by the Arvanites) and the Arbëresh villages of Italy.

Declension

Declension of opingë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	opingë	opinga	opinga	opingat
accusative		opingën
dative	opingeje	opingës	opingave	opingave
ablative			opingash

Related terms

• opingar (“opinga-maker”)