lopatë

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See also: lopate

Albanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from a South Slavic language; compare Serbo-Croatian lòpata (shovel), Bulgarian лопата (lopata, shovel). Ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic *lopata (shovel, spade).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lopatë f (plural lopata, definite lopata, definite plural lopatat)

  1. shovel, spade
  2. oar
    Synonyms: rrem, lugatë
  3. fin
  4. baker's peel
  5. (colloquial) sole of the foot
  6. (zoology) tadpole
    Synonym: lopatëz

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “lopatë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 899
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lopatë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 230-231
  3. ^ Omari, Anila (2012) “lopatë”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 186

Further reading[edit]

  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 932: “la paletta (da fuoco)” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it