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)

  1. slap
  2. palm
  3. measure across the four fingers of one hand, hand width
  4. punishment inflicted by mountain spirits on a person who happens to interrupt their dancing or eating

Declension

Declension of shuplakë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative shuplakë shuplaka shuplaka shuplakat
accusative shuplakën
dative shuplake shuplakës shuplakave shuplakave
ablative shuplakash

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “shuplakë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, pages 1435-1436
  2. ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “shuplakë”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 486
  3. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “shuplakë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, pages 1435-1436
  4. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shuplakë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 446

Further reading

  • shuplakë”, 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