shpat
Albanian
Etymology
Prefixed form of *pat, from Proto-Albanian *pata, cognate to Greek πίπτω (pípto, “to fall”), Sanskrit पतति (pátati, “to fly, to sour”)[1]. Alternatively from shpatull (“shoulder”).[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃpat/
Noun
shpat m (indefinite plural shpate, definite singular shpati, definite plural shpatet)
- precipice, mountain forest
Related terms
- shpet
References
- Albanian Etymological Dictionary, V.Orel, Koninklijke Brill ,Leiden Boston Köln 1998, p.428
- Topalli, Kolec (2017), “shpat”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1408