shpatë

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin, from Latin spatha.[1] Cognate with Greek σπαθί (spathí), Italian spada, Romanian spadă, spată.

Noun

shpatë f (plural shpata, definite shpata, definite plural shpatat)

  1. sword
    Synonyms: pallë, kordhë, shkallmë

Declension
Declension of shpatë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative shpatë shpata shpata shpatat
accusative shpatën
dative shpate shpatave shpatës shpatavet
ablative shpatash

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shpatë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 428

Further reading
  • Bardhi, F. (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 1: “acinaces — scpata”
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