qep

Albanian

Alternative forms

• kep (“sew, stich”) — Gheg
• klep (“sew, stich”) — Tosk
• kep, kepë (“onion(s)”) — Gheg
• qepë (“onion(s)”) — Tosk

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *klepa, from Proto-Indo-European *klep- (compare Polish klepać (“to clap, knock”)).

Verb

qep (aorist qepa, participle qepur)

1. to sew, stitch

   Antonym: shqep

Etymology 2

Loss off ending -ë in qepë (“onion(s)”) due to Gheg influence.

Noun

qep f (plural qep, definite qepa, definite plural qepët) (uncountable)

1. (Northern Tosk) onion

Related terms

• qapë