shqep

Albanian

Etymology 1

From sh- +‎ qep.

Alternative forms

Verb

shqep (aorist shqepa, participle shqepur) (transitive)

  1. to unstitch, tear (off)
    Antonym: qep
Conjugation

Etymology 2

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Noun

shqep (dialectal)

  1. alternative form of shkopinj, indefinite nominative/accusative plural of shkop
    • 1930, “Lirija e fëmive âsht e drejta e tyne”, in Edukata e Ré, number 1, Tirana, page 6b:
      Nji arkë vojgurit, disa shqep dhe guriçka, formojnë matërjalin e njij tregtije të vogël të tynë.
      A box of kerosene, some sticks and pebbles make up the material for one of their small trades.

Further reading

  • shqep”, 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
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “shqep”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary[2]