karpë

See also: karpe

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *karpā, from Proto-Indo-European *kerp- (“to pluck”). Compare Lithuanian kar̃pas (“hack, notch”), Swedish harv (“harrow”), Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “fruit”). See also the name of the Carpathians.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kar.pə/

Noun

karpë f (plural karpa, definite karpa, definite plural karpat)

1. rocky hill with sharp peak

Declension

Declension of karpë

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	karpë	karpa	karpa	karpat
accusative			karpën
dative	karpeje	karpave	karpës	karpave
ablative		karpash

Related terms

• karmë
• shkrep
• shkrap
• shkarp
• karp

See also

• karsh