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pjepër

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From earlier pjepënë, either from Latin pepō, peponem through Vulgar Latin *pepinem[1] or directly from Ancient Greek πέπων (pépōn, “ripe”).[2] Compare also Romanian pepene, Aromanian piponj, peapini.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pjepër m (plural pjepra, definite pjepri, definite plural pjeprat)

  1. cantaloupe (Cucumis melo)
  2. cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

Declension

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Declension of pjepër
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative pjepër pjepri pjepra pjeprat
accusative pjeprin
dative pjepri pjeprit pjeprave pjeprave
ablative pjeprash

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “pjepër”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 330
  2. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017), “pjepër”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1157

Further reading

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  • “pjepër”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026
  • Newmark, Leonard (1999), “pjepër”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[1], Oxford: Oxford University Press
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