copoj

Albanian

Etymology

From a mixture of capoj (to hoe) with copëtoj (to break, to shatter).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡sɔˈpɔj/

Verb

copoj (aorist copova, participle copuar)

  1. (regional) to break the clods; to harrow (encountered in Krrabë region)[2]
    Synonyms: ronit, shaploj, capoj

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987) “capë”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, page 10
  2. ^ Çeliku, Mehmet (1966) Studime Filologjike, volume 3, Tirana: University of Tirana, page 109