shpat
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Albanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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]
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Noun[edit]
shpat m (plural shpate, definite shpati, definite plural shpatet)
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References[edit]
- ^ Albanian Etymological Dictionary, V.Orel, Koninklijke Brill ,Leiden Boston Köln 1998, p.428
- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “shpat”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1408