Shqypnia

Albanian

Alternative forms

• Shqipëria (Tosk, Standard Albanian)

Etymology

Gheg form of Tosk and Standard Albanian Shqipëria (“the Albania”). Definite form of Shqypni (“Albania”) (Tosk Shqipëri). Indefinite form Shqypni + -a f (“the”) (definite article). More at Shypni, shqip.

Pronunciation

1. Gheg dialects:

   IPA^(key): /ʃcipˈnia/, /ʃcɕipˈnia/, /ʃcipəˈnia/, /ʃcɕipəˈnia/ (without rhotacism)

2. Tosk and Standard Albanian:

   IPA^(key): /ʃcipəˈɾia/, /ʃcɕipəˈɾia/ (rhotacism)

3. Tosk subdialects:

   IPA^(key): /ʃkʲipəˈɾia/ (archaic /kʲ/ sound preserved in Cham; rhotacism)

Noun

Shqypnia f

1. definite nominative of Shqypni
2. the Albania

Declension

See Shqypni (“Albania”).

Synonyms

• Arbëria (Tosk)
• Arbënia (Gheg)
• Albania

Related terms

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