kompirë

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • kompir m
  • kompire f

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian kròmpīr / кро̀мпӣр.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -iɾ

Noun

kompirë f (plural kompira) (dialectal, chiefly Kosovo, North Macedonia)

  1. potato
    Synonym: patate
    mish me kompira ― meat and potatoes

References

  • Lloshi, Xhevat (2010) “kompira”, in Fjalor i emrave të bimëve dhe të kafshëve shqip–latinisht dhe latinisht–shqip (in Albanian), Skopje, Pristina, Tirana: Logos-A, →ISBN, page 158b
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “kom-p […] -pir”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 206b
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