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Albanian
Etymology
Disputed. Either:
- From sh- (“dis-, ex-, de-”) + pres (“wait”) + -ë (“-ing, -ion”, noun suffix, f.) > shpresë (“waiting”).
- Same construct as in Latin ex- + spectō + -ātiō > exspectātiō (“waiting, suspense”).
- Or like construct in German er- + wart + -ung > Erwartung (“expectation”).
- From Latin sperans, sperantia, from spero (“hope”). Compare Albanian shpërej "to hope" (doublet of shpresoj, itself from shpresë) from Latin sperāre.
Pronunciation
Noun
shpresë f (plural shpresa, definite shpresa, definite plural shpresat)
- hope, expectation, waiting, expectancy
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References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998). Albanian Etymological Dictionary. Page 429.