shpat

Albanian

Etymology

Prefixed form of *pat, from Proto-Albanian *pata, cognate to Greek πίπτω (pípto, “to fall”), Sanskrit पतति (pátati, “to fly, to sour”).[1] Alternatively from shpatull (“shoulder”).[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃpat/

Noun

shpat m (plural shpate, definite shpati, definite plural shpatet)

  1. precipice, mountain forest

References
  1. Albanian Etymological Dictionary, V.Orel, Koninklijke Brill ,Leiden Boston Köln 1998, p.428
  2. Topalli, K. (2017) “shpat”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1408
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