Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From earlier pjepënë, either from Latin pepō, peponem through Vulgar Latin *pepinem[1] or directly from Ancient Greek πέπων (pépōn, ripe).[2] Compare also Romanian pepene, Aromanian piponj, peapini.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pjepër m (plural pjepra, definite pjepri, definite plural pjeprat)

  1. cantaloupe (Cucumis melo)
  2. cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “pjepër”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 330
  2. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “pjepër”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1157

Further reading

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  • pjepër”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “pjepër”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary[2]