shuplakë
Albanian
Alternative forms
- shëplakë
- shplakë
Etymology
Unclear. Possibly a prefixed derivative of Italian placca (“plate, plaque”) in sh-.[1] Another possibility is a borrowing from a South Slavic language, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *šuplь (“howllow”); compare Serbo-Croatian šupalj.[2] Dizdari suggests a borrowing from Turkish şaplak, of onomatopoeic origin.[3] Based on Meyer, Orel suggests a borrowing from Serbo-Croatian šupljača.[4]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃupˈlaːk/
Noun
shuplakë f (plural shuplaka, definite shuplaka, definite plural shuplakat)
- slap
- palm
- measure across the four fingers of one hand, hand width
- punishment inflicted by mountain spirits on a person who happens to interrupt their dancing or eating
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | shuplakë | shuplaka | shuplaka | shuplakat |
| accusative | shuplakën | |||
| dative | shuplake | shuplakës | shuplakave | shuplakave |
| ablative | shuplakash | |||
Synonyms
- pëllëmbë, shpullë, dackë
- flakaresh, flakërimë, flakurimë
- paravesh, backë, lapër
- strunxë, shukretë, shputë, partinë
- shitë
References
- ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “shuplakë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, pages 1435-1436
- ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “shuplakë”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, , page 486
- ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “shuplakë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, pages 1435-1436
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shuplakë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 446