luspë

See also: luspe

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *lup-t-ya, from Proto-Indo-European *lep (“to peel, flay”). Akin to Greek λέπος (lépos, “id.”).

Noun

luspë f (plural luspa, definite luspa, definite plural luspat)

  1. scale (flake of keratin on an animal)

Synonyms

Further reading

  • “luspë”, 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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