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Albanian

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Etymology

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Prefixed form of *pat, from Proto-Albanian *pata, cognate to Greek πίπτω (pípto, to fall), Sanskrit पतति (pátati, to fly, to sour).[1] Alternatively from shpatull (shoulder).[2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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shpat m (plural shpate, definite shpati, definite plural shpatet)

  1. precipice, slope, ravine, mountainside
  2. (Arbëresh, Arvanitika) mountain forest, wood, wooded slope
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References

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  1. ^ Albanian Etymological Dictionary, V.Orel, Koninklijke Brill ,Leiden Boston Köln 1998, p.428
  2. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017), “shpat”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1408

Further reading

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  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • shpat”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948), “shpat”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 489