gjarpër

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • gjarpën, gjalpën (Gheg)
  • gjalpër (Arbëresh)
  • (plural):
    • gjarpinj, gjarpij, gjarpra (Tosk)
    • gjarpîj, gjerpîj, gjarpna, gjarpnij, gjërpânjë (Gheg)

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *serpena, from Proto-Indo-European *serp-en-o-s, from the root *serp- (to crawl). Compare with Latin serpens, Ancient Greek ἑρπετόν (herpetón) and Sanskrit सर्प (sarpá).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɟaɾpəɾ/

Noun

gjarpër m (indefinite plural gjarpërínj, definite singular gjárpri, definite plural gjarpërínjtë)

  1. snake (Serpentes)

Declension

Hyponyms

Derived terms

  • gjarpëroj
  • gjarpëror
  • gjarpërush

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998), gjarpër ~ gjarpën”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 130

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