cipë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• thipë

Etymology

Either a derivative of cip (“point tip”), or (if from t(ë?)- + *zipë) connected to a hypothetical Proto-Indo-European *gʰwíbʰ- (“shame, pudenda”) (though the -p- instead of the expected *-b- remains unexplained) which has been postulated for an etymology (itself speculative, suggested in 1989) connecting English wife with Tocharian A kwīpe, Tocharian B kip (“vagina”).

Noun

cipë f (plural cipa, definite cipa, definite plural cipat)

1. shame, pudenda
2. membrane

Declension

Declension of cipë

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	cipë	cipa	cipa	cipat
accusative			cipën
dative	cipe	cipave	cipës	cipavet
ablative		cipash

Related terms

• cip