këpucë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• kpucë (Gheg)

Etymology

From këputë (“sole”). Other proposals include: 1) Camarda, from Greek παπούτσι (papoútsi). 2) Meyer, from Turkish papuç pabuç, from Ottoman Turkish پاپوش (papush), from Persian پاپوش (pâpuš), although these are less probable as they are reflected already in Albanian papuçë.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈput͡s(ə)/
• Hyphenation: kë‧pu‧cë (or) kë‧pucë

Noun

këpucë f (plural këpucë, definite këpuca, definite plural këpucët)

1. shoe
2. boot

Declension

Declension of këpucë

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	këpucë	këpucë	këpuca	këpucët
accusative			këpucën
dative	këpuce	këpucëve	këpucës	këpucëvet
ablative		këpucësh

Derived terms

• këpucar

Related terms

• këpus
• këputë
• papuçë