këpushë

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Albanian

Etymology

From kap (“to catch, grab”) +‎ -ushë.[1] Borrowed to Romanian căpușă.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəˈpuʃ(ə)/
  • Hyphenation: kë‧pushë, kë‧pu‧shë

Noun

këpushë f (plural këpusha, definite këpusha, definite plural këpushat)

  1. tick (arachnid)

Declension

Declension of këpushë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative këpushë këpusha këpusha këpushat
accusative këpushën
dative këpushe këpushës këpushave këpushave
ablative këpushash

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References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “këpushë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 179
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