shkabë

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • zhgabë, shkabonjë

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *iš-gabā, prefixed form of *gabā (whence gabonjë), from Proto-Indo-European *kobuǵos (compare English hawk, Latin capys (“bird of prey”), and Russian ко́бец (kóbec, “falcon”)).

Pronunciation

Noun

shkabë f (plural shkaba, definite shkaba, definite plural shkabat)

  1. griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus)
    Synonyms: gabonjë, gjyp, coftinar kokëbardhë, shqiponjë gjype, shqiponjë me kurriz
  2. (dated) eagle
    Synonyms: gabonjë, shqiponjë, shqipe

Declension

Declension of shkabë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative shkabë shkaba shkaba shkabat
accusative shkabën
dative shkabe shkabës shkabave shkabave
ablative shkabash

Hyponyms

Descendants

  • → Romanian: scaba (“white-tailed eagle, sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)”)

Further reading

  • “shkabë”, 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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