shpresë
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Albanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Disputed. Either:
- From sh- (“dis-, ex-, de-”) + pres (“wait”) + -ë (“-ing, -ion”, noun suffix, f.) > shpresë (“waiting”).
- From Latin sperans, sperantia, from spero (“hope”). Compare Albanian shpërej "to hope" (doublet of shpresoj, itself from shpresë) from Latin sperāre.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]shpresë f (plural shpresa, definite shpresa, definite plural shpresat)
Declension
[edit]Declension of shpresë
Synonyms
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998). Albanian Etymological Dictionary. Page 429.