Schkipetar

Schkipetar

German

Alternative forms

• Albaner
• (obsolete) Albanese
• (obsolete) Skipetar

Etymology

Obsolete, replaced by term Albaner. Borrowed from Albanian shqiptar (“Albanian”).

Noun

Schkipetar m (genitive Schkipetaren, plural Schkipetaren, female Schkipetarin)

1. Albanian (person from Albania)
   • 1835, Title of Josef von Xylander's book:
     Die Sprache der Albanesen oder Schkipetaren

     The language of the Albanians or Skipetars

Further readings

• "Die Sprache der Albanesen oder Schkipetaren" (The language of the Albanians or Skipetars) - by Josef von Xylander, year 1835
• "Das einsame Albanien: Reportage aus dem Land der Skipetaren" (The lonely Albania: report from the land of the Skipetars) - by Paul Lendvai, year 1985