spicë

Albanian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspit͡sə/
• Rhymes: -it͡sə
• Hyphenation: spí‧cë

Noun

spicë f (plural spíca, definite spíca, definite plural spícat)

1. shavings, splinter, chip (of wood)

   Synonyms: cefël, ashkël

2. (in the plural) kindling

   Synonyms: shkarpë (in the plural), karthje

3. (chiefly in the plural, figurative) to confuse/incite, to intrigue

   Synonyms: fitme, kalla, kunj, thumb, intrigë

4. spoke (of wheel)

   Synonym: gishtëz

5. (archaic, Gheg) cotter pin, tholepin
6. (archaic, southern Gheg, Elbasan) fibre
7. (adjective) pointy
8. (adverb) fresh, fashionable

Declension

Declension of spicë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	spicë	spica	spica	spicat
accusative		spicën
dative	spice	spicës	spicave	spicave
ablative			spicash

Derived terms

• spicëtar (“intriguer”)

Further reading

• “spicë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
• “spicë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “spicë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 458