lopatë

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Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from a South Slavic language, compare Serbo-Croatian lopata (“shovel”), Bulgarian лопата (lopata, “shovel”). Ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic *lopata (“shovel, spade”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

Noun

lopatë f (plural lopata, definite lopata, definite plural lopatat)

  1. shovel, spade
  2. oar
  3. flippers

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “lopatë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 899
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lopatë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 230-231
  3. ^ Omari, Anila (2012) “lopatë”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 186
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