cepë

See also: cepe, čěpě, and čepe

Albanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɛpə/

Etymology 1

From cap.

Noun

cepë

  1. indefinite nominative/accusative plural of cap (“billy goat”)

Etymology 2

Related to cipë (“membrane, peel”) and cep (“edge, tip”), sharing an ancient meaning related to cut, tip, wedge. Semantic changes between cep and cepë, cipë and phonetic changes between the three indicate an ancient lexical family of words.
Used as last name in many Tosk families.[1]

Noun

cepë f (plural cepëra, definite cepa, definite plural cepërat)

  1. membrane, covering layer, crust
    Synonyms: cipë, leskër, lëmazë, kore
    cepën e dheut ― earth's crust
    (Calabria) nxiri cepën qepës ― take out the onion's tunic
  2. dew
    Synonym: vesë
  3. thin tree bark
    Synonym: lëvore
Declension
Declension of cepë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative cepë cepa cepëra cepërat
accusative cepën
dative cepe cepës cepërave cepërave
ablative cepërash
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987) “cepë”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, page 21

Kashubian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɛ.pɜ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛpɜ
  • Syllabification: ce‧pë

Noun

cepë

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of cep
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