shkabë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• zhgabë, shkabonjë

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *iš-gabā, prefixed form of *gabā (whence gabonjë), from Proto-Indo-European *kobuǵos (compare English hawk, Latin capys (“bird of prey”), and Russian ко́бец (kóbec, “falcon”)).

Noun

shkabë f (plural shkaba, definite shkaba, definite plural shkabat)

1. griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus)

   Synonyms: gabonjë, gjyp, coftinar kokëbardhë, shqiponjë gjype, shqiponjë me kurriz

2. (dated) eagle

   Synonyms: gabonjë, shqiponjë, shqipe

Declension

Declension of shkabë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	shkabë	shkaba	shkaba	shkabat
accusative		shkabën
dative	shkabeje	shkabës	shkabave	shkabave
ablative			shkabash

Hyponyms

• shkabë mjekroshe (“bearded vulture, lammergeier”) (Gypaetus barbatus)

Descendants

• → Romanian: scaba (“white-tailed eagle, sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)”)

Further reading

• “shkabë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980