neps

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English

Noun

neps

  1. plural of nep

Verb

neps

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of nep

Anagrams

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish نفیس (“good, precious”), from Arabic نَفِيس (nafīs).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

neps m (definite népsi) (uncountable)

  1. strong appetite, desire, greed
    Synonym: oreks
  2. lust, lechery, libido
    Synonym: epsh
  3. (archaic) soul, individual, personality

Declension

Declension of neps
singular
indefinite definite
nominative neps nepsi
accusative nepsin
dat./abl. nepsi nepsit

References

  1. ^ Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “neps”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 334

Further reading

  • “neps”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
  • “neps”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “neps”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 314

Dutch

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛps

Adjective

neps

  1. partitive of nep
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