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kërp

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From an earlier *kanëp (compare also Romanian cânepă), borrowed from Vulgar Latin canapa, from Latin cannabis, derived from Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis). See there for more.[1] Gheg kanp.[2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kërp m (definite kërpi)

  1. (botany) hemp, cannabis, weed
    Komshinjtë tanë mbollën kërp.
    Our neighbors planted hemp.

Declension

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Declension of kërp
singular
indefinite definite
nominative kërp kërpi
accusative kërpin
dative/ablative kërpi kërpit

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017), “kërp”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 753
  2. ^ Oryol, Vladimir E. (2000), A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian‎[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 56
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