sëpatë

See also: sëpate

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Uncertain. Orel suggests a borrowing from Bulgarian сапът (sapǎt, “axe-handle”), which does not account for its prevalence in both dialects.^[1] Meyer suggest an indirect borrowing from Vulgar Latin *sappata from Latin sappa (“mattock”), comparing it with Romance descendants Italian zappa (“hoe”), French sape (“scythe, hoe”), Romanian sapă (“hoe, mattock”).^[2] Topalli suggests a possible borrowing from Italian spada (“sword”), contaminated by shpatë (“sword”).^[3]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /səpaːt/

Noun

sëpátë f (plural sëpata, definite sëpata, definite plural sëpatat)

axe
hatchet

Declension

Declension of **sëpatë**
	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sëpatë	sëpata	sëpata	sëpatat
accusative	sëpatë	sëpatën	sëpata	sëpatat
dative	sëpate	sëpatës	sëpatave	sëpatave
ablative	sëpate	sëpatës	sëpatash	sëpatave

Synonyms

Derived terms

sëpatar, sëpatë-daltë

References

^ Oryol, Vladimir E. (1998), “sëpatë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 34
^ Meyer, G. (1891), “sëpatë”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language]‎^[1] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI
^ Topalli, Kolec (2017), “sëpatë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1311