sepete
Albanian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish سپت (sepet, “basket, wickerwork”), from Classical Persian سبد (sabad, “basket”).
Noun
[edit]sepete f (plural sepete, definite sepetja, definite plural sepetet)
- wooden chest where garments and bedclothes are usually kept, hope chest
- wicker hamper
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | sepete | sepetja | sepete | sepetet |
| accusative | sepeten | |||
| dative | sepeteje | sepetes | sepeteve | sepeteve |
| ablative | sepetesh | |||
References
[edit]- Bufli, G.; Rocchi, L. (2021), “sepete”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 418
Further reading
[edit]- “sepete”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
Turkish
[edit]Noun
[edit]sepete