lepur

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin leporem, accusative of lepus; compare Romanian iepure, Aromanian ljepuri, Dalmatian lipro.

Noun

lepur m (plural lepuj, definite lepuri, definite plural lepujt)

1. hare (Lepus europaeus)
2. rabbit (lepur i gropave) (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
3. (figurative, derogatory) coward
4. (figurative) fast walker

Synonyms

• mag

Derived terms

• lepuras
• lepurore
• lepurush

Hyponyms

• lepur i butë ‘rabbit’
• lepur deti ‘sea hare’ (Aplysia)
• lepur i egër (“hare”)

Related terms

• kafaz lepujsh