napë

See also: nape

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Romance *nappa, from French nappe (“table-cloth”).[1]

Noun

napë f (plural napa, definite napa, definite plural napat)

  1. cloth
  2. napkin
  3. towel
  4. kerchief

Declension

Declension of napë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative napë napa napa napat
accusative napën
dative nape napës napave napave
ablative napash

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “napë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 282

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • “napë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “napë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[2]

Yanomam

Etymology

Cognate to Yanomamö napë.

Noun

napë (unclassified holonym; singulative napë a, dual napë kipë, plural napë pë)

  1. stranger, foreigner, non-Yanomami, non-indigenous person
  2. enemy

References

  • Perri Ferreira, Helder (2017) Yanomama Clause Structure‎[3], volume 1, Utrecht: LOT, →ISBN, page 115
  • Emiri, Loretta (1987) Dicionário yãnomamè-português (dialeto wakathautheri)‎[4], Boa Vista: Comissão Pró-Índio de Roraima, page 48

Yanomamö

Etymology

Cognate to Yanomam napë.

Noun

napë

  1. stranger, foreigner, non-Yanomami, non-indigenous person
  2. person who lives or acts like a non-indigenous person and possesses goods not made by indigenous people

References

  • Lizot, Jacques (2004) Diccionario enciclopédico de la lengua yãnomãmɨ‎[5] (in Spanish), Vicariato apostólico de Puerto Ayacucho, →ISBN
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