pjepër
Albanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
pjepër m (plural pjepra, definite pjepri, definite plural pjeprat)
References edit
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “pjepër”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 330
- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “pjepër”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1157