nepërkë

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Orel suggests from older nepërtkë, originally ‘hatchling snake’, thought to be from South Slavic *nepŭrtŭkŭ (compare Bulgarian непрътък (neprǎtǎk, buttercup, yellowgold)).[1] However, the term is generally considered to be native.[2][3]

Noun

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nepërkë f (plural nepërka, definite nepërka, definite plural nepërkat)

  1. adder, viper
  2. sand viper, nose-horned viper (Vipera ammodytes)
  3. (figurative) snake-in-the-grass, crafty and dishonorable person

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “nepërkë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 290
  2. ^ Gunnar Svane, Slavische Lehnwörter im Albanischen, Aarhus University Press, 1992, page 144
  3. ^ Eqrem Cabej, Gjuha jonë, Akdemia, 1988, page. 28