shqyptare

Albanian

Alternative forms

• shqiptare (Standard Albanian)

Etymology

Gheg form of Standard Albanian shqiptare f (“Albanian”). Compound of shqyp + -tare; shqyptare f (“Albanian”).

shqip is the Standard Albanian form of Gheg shqyp, which was written in Gheg as "sccyp" in "Fialuur i voghel sccyp e ltinisct" (1895) and as

1. šḱĭp/šḱip in "ΔΙΑΤΑ Ε RĒ" (1872).

Pronunciation

• Standard Albanian:

  IPA^(key): /ʃcɕipˈtaɾe/, /ʃcipˈtaɾe/

• Gheg dialects:

  IPA^(key): /ʃcɕipˈtaɹe/, /ʃcipˈtaɹe/, /ʃcɕipˈtaɾe/, /ʃcipˈtaɾe/

• Tosk subdialects:

  IPA^(key): /ʃkʲipˈtaɾe/ (archaic /kʲ/ sound preserved in Cham)

Adjective

shqyptare f sg

1. Albanian
2. feminine singular of shqyptar

Noun

shqyptare f (plural shqyptare, definite shqyptarja (shqyptaria), definite plural shqyptaret)

1. An Albanian (specifically a female Albanian)

Related terms

• shqip
• shqyp (Gheg)
• shqipe f
• shqiptar m
• shqipoj
• shqipohem (Tosk)
• shqyptar m (Gheg)
• shqiptar m, shqiptare f (Tosk)
• Arbën m (Gheg), Arbër m (Tosk)
• lab
• Arbëresh, Arbëreshë (Tosk)
• arbërisht (Tosk), arbënisht (Gheg)