opingë
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Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *api + *ga, *api also giving rise to hap (“step”). Related to hap (“open”). According to Orel, from Proto-Slavic *ob(ъ)pьnъkъ (“sandal, shoe”), comparing Serbo-Croatian opanak, though differences between the Gheg and Tosk forms may suggest otherwise; as per Fortson, a Proto-Albanian origin is supported due to the held view that the two dialects split prior to Slavic contact. Compare Romanian opincă.
Noun
opingë f (plural opinga, definite opinga, definite plural opingat)
- Traditional leather shoes worn by Albanians in Albania, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Greece (by the Arvanites) and the Arbëresh villages of Italy.
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | opingë | opinga | opinga | opingat |
| accusative | opingën | |||
| dative | opinge | opingës | opingave | opingave |
| ablative | opingash | |||
Derived terms
- opingar (“opinga-maker”)
References
- ^ Forschungen, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 294
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “opingë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 306
- ^ Fortson IV, Benjamin W. Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction. 2nd edition. Malden: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
- ^ Brown, Keith and Sarah Ogilvie. Concise Encyclopedia of Languages of the World. Elsevier, 2008
Further reading
- “opingë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2006
- FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe , 1980