lapërdhi

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“to smear, stick”). Cognate to Ancient Greek λίπος (lípos, “fat”), Latin lippus (“blear eyed”), Lithuanian limpù (“to stick, glue”), Hittite [Term?] (/⁠lip⁠/, “to smear”), Old High German biliban (“to stay, remain”).

Noun

lapërdhí f

  1. vulgar word, bad behaviour, vulgarity, obscenity, profanity

Declension

Declension of lapërdhi
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lapërdhi lapërdhia lapërdhi lapërdhitë
accusative lapërdhinë
dative lapërdhie lapërdhisë lapërdhive lapërdhive
ablative lapërdhish

Further reading

  • “lapërdhi”, 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
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