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Albanian
Etymology
Uncertain. Only found in some Balkan languages. Compare Bulgarian стопанин (stopanin) and also the related Romanian stăpân, Megleno-Romanian stăpǫn. Possibly linked to an early form of Albanian shtëpi (“house”) or its derivative. See also Greek σπίτι (spíti). Might be from Old Church Slavonic стопанъ (stopanŭ); compare Macedonian стопан (stopan) ‘master, owner’.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
shtëpâ m (plural shtëpâj, definite shtëpani, definite plural shtëpâjt)
- (Gheg) head shepherd
- (Gheg) herdsman of dairy animals
- Synonym: stanar
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