shkabë
Albanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Albanian *iš-gabā, prefixed form of *gabā (whence gabonjë), from Proto-Indo-European *kobuǵos (compare English hawk, Latin capys (“bird of prey”), and Russian ко́бец (kóbec, “falcon”)).
Noun edit
shkabë f (plural shkaba, definite shkaba, definite plural shkabat)
- griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus)
- Synonyms: gabonjë, gjyp, coftinar kokëbardhë, shqiponjë gjype, shqiponjë me kurriz
- (dated) eagle
Declension edit
Declension of shkabë
Hyponyms edit
Descendants edit
- → Romanian: scaba (“white-tailed eagle, sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)”)