opingë
Albanian
Alternative forms
- apânga (Gheg)
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *api + *ga, *api also giving rise to hap (“step”). Related to hap (“open”).[1][2]
Noun
opingë f (indefinite plural opingë, definite singular opinga, definite plural opingat)
- Traditional leather shoes worn by Albanians in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Greece (by the Arvanites) and the Arbëresh villages of Italy.
Declension
declension of opingë
| indefinite forms (trajta të pashquara) | definite forms (trajta të shquara) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (numri njëjës) | plural (numri shumës) | singular (numri njëjës) | plural (numri shumës) | ||
| nominative (emërore) | opingë | opinga | opinga | opingat | |
| accusative (kallëzore) | opingë | opinga | opingën | opingat | |
| genitive (gjinore) (i/e/të/së) | opinge | opingave | opingës | opingavet | |
| dative (dhanore) | opinge | opingave | opingës | opingavet | |
| ablative (rrjedhore) | opinge | opingash | opingës | opingavet | |
Related terms
- opingar (“opinga-maker”)
References
- Orel, Vladimir (1998), “opingë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, page 344
- Schumacher, Stefan; Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 294