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