shpatë

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Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin, from Latin spatha.[1] Cognate with Greek σπαθί (spathí), Italian spada, Romanian spadă, spată.

Noun

shpatë f (plural shpata, definite shpata, definite plural shpatat)

  1. sword
    Synonyms: pallë, kordhë, shkallmë

Declension

Declension of shpatë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative shpatë shpata shpata shpatat
accusative shpatën
dative shpate shpatës shpatave shpatave
ablative shpatash

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shpatë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 428

Further reading

  • Bardhi, F. (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 1: “acinaces — scpata”
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