shtëpi

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Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin hospitium; compare Greek σπίτι (spíti).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

shtëpi f (plural shtëpi, definite shtëpia, definite plural shtëpitë)

  1. house
    • Kanuni i Lekë Dukagjinit, §602.:
      «Shtëpia e Shqiptarit është e Zotit dhe e mikut». (Tosk)
      «Shpija e Shqyptarit âsht e Zotit e e mikut». (Gheg)
      "The house of the Albanian belongs to God and the guest."
  2. home
  3. household

Declension

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shtëpi”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 438