shqiponjë

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From shqipe +‎ -onjë feminine suffix, with orignal sense of ‘female eagle’.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃciˈpɔɲə/, [ɕɪˈpɔːɲə]

Noun

shqiponjë f (plural shqiponja, definite shqiponja, definite plural shqiponjat)

  1. (Tosk) eagle
    Shqiponja dykrenore është simboli më i njohur i Shqipërisë.
    The two-headed eagle is the most known symbol of Albania.
  2. (figurative) proud and brave person, skilled person
  3. (botany) monstera
    Synonym: luleshqiponjë

Declension

Declension of shqiponjë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative shqiponjë shqiponja shqiponja shqiponjat
accusative shqiponjën
dative shqiponje shqiponjës shqiponjave shqiponjave
ablative shqiponjash

Synonyms

Hyponyms

Derived terms

  • shqiponjkë

References

  1. ^ Fialuur i voghel Sccyp e ltinisct (Small Dictionary of Albanian and Latin), page 126, by P. Jak Junkut, 1895, Sckoder
  2. ^ [1]"RESEARCHES IN GREECE, Part 1" (Chapter ROMAICO (greek) - ARVANETIC VOCABULARY), Page 295: eagle = skipóni, by William Martin Leake, year 1814

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[2], 1980
  • shqiponjë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “shqiponjë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary[3]