rrepë

Albanian

Etymology

A term with multiple plausible etymologies. Either from Latin rāpum (“turnip”), Ancient Greek ῥάπυς (rhápus, “turnip”), or Proto-Slavic *rěpa (“turnip, beet”), or natively from Proto-Indo-European *(s)rā́ps. First attested as rrap, producing the contemporary form through plural metaphony and the Arberësh form rrapë. Due to the variant between e and a between standard and archaic, it supports a non-slavic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛpə/, /ˈrɛp/
• Hyphenation: rre‧pë, rrepë

Noun

rrepë f (plural rrepa, definite rrepa, definite plural rrepat)

1. turnip
2. beet

   Synonym: panxhar

Declension

Declension of rrepë

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	rrepë	rrepa	rrepa	rrepat
accusative			rrepën
dative	rrepeje	rrepave	rrepës	rrepave
ablative		rrepash