cepatare

Albanian

Etymology

From cepatar (“cornered”) +‎ -e, ultimately from cep (“corner, edge”).[1]

Noun

cepatare f

  1. triangular shelf set in the corner of a room, usually for displaying religious objects

Declension

Declension of cepatare
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative cepatare cepatarja cepatare cepataret
accusative cepataren
dative cepatareje cepatares cepatareve cepatareve
ablative cepataresh

Adjective

cepatare

  1. feminine of cepatar (“cornered”)

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987) “cep”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, pages 20-21

Further reading

  • “cepatare”, 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
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “cepatare”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary
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