shtëpi
Albanian
Alternative forms
- shpi (dialectal)
Etymology
Through Vulgar Latin, from Latin hospitium; compare Ancient Greek ὁσπίτιον (hospítion) (modern Greek σπίτι (spíti)).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃtəˈpi/
Noun
shtëpi f (indefinite plural shtëpi, definite singular shtëpia, definite plural shtëpitë)
- house
- Kanuni i Lekë Dukagjinit, §602.:
- «Shtëpia e Shqiptarit është e Zotit dhe e mikut». (Tosk)
- «Shpija e Shqyptarit âsht e Zotit e e mikut». (Gheg)
- "The house of the Albanian belongs to God and the guest."
- Kanuni i Lekë Dukagjinit, §602.:
- home
- household
Declension
Declension of shtëpi
| indefinite | definite | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | shtëpi | shtëpi | shtëpia | shtëpitë |
| accusative | shtëpinë | |||
| dative | shtëpie | shtëpive | shtëpisë | shtëpive |
| ablative | shtëpish | |||
References
- Orel, Vladimir (1998) Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 438
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