sepete

Albanian

Alternative forms

• sepet
• sepetë

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سپت (sepet, “basket, wickerwork”), itself from Persian سبد (sabad, sapad, “basket”).

Noun

sepete f (plural sepete, definite sepetja, definite plural sepetet)

1. wooden chest where garments and bedclothes are usually kept, hope chest

   Synonyms: sënduk, arkë, thurimë

2. wicker hamper

Declension

Declension of sepete

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	sepete	sepete	sepetja	sepetet
accusative			sepeten
dative	sepeteje	sepeteve	sepetes	sepeteve
ablative		sepetesh

References

• Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “sepete”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 418