sëpatë

See also: sëpate

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Uncertain. Orel suggests a borrowing from Bulgarian сапът (sapǎt, “axe-handle”), which does not account for its prevalence in both dialects.[1] Meyer suggest an indirect borrowing from Vulgar Latin *sappata from Latin sappa (“mattock”), comparing it with Romance descendants Italian zappa (“hoe”), French sape (“scythe, hoe”), Romanian sapă (“hoe, mattock”).[2] Topalli suggests a possible borrowing from Italian spada (“sword”), contaminated by shpatë (“sword”).[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /səpaːt/

Noun

sëpátë f (plural sëpata, definite sëpata, definite plural sëpatat)

  1. axe
  2. hatchet

Declension

Declension of sëpatë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sëpatë sëpata sëpata sëpatat
accusative sëpatën
dative sëpate sëpatës sëpatave sëpatave
ablative sëpatash

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • sëpatar, sëpatë-daltë

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “sëpatë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 34
  2. ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “sëpatë”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language]‎[1] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI
  3. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “sëpatë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1311

Further reading

  • “sëpatë”, 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]‎[2], 1980
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