Shkup

Albanian

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Shkupi

Etymology

Unclear. See shqip and shqiptar. Others derive it from Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós, “watcher, lookout, guardian”)

Petar Skok suggested that this word is originated from Scupi (Shkupi), the capital of the Roman province of Dardania (today's Skopje).^[1] According to Petar Skok, the Albanian demonym Shkuptar (as in inhabitant of Skopje) changed to Shkiptar, which is still used among Arvanite Albanians in Greece, and later to Shqiptar.^[2]

Proper noun

Shkup m (definite Shkupi)

Skopje

Declension

Declension of **Shkup**
	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	Shkup	Shkupi
accusative	Shkup	Shkupin
dat./abl.	Shkupi	Shkupit

Derived terms

shkupjan

References

^ "ALBANCI". Enciklopedija Jugoslavije 2nd ed. Supplement. Zagreb: JLZ. 1984. p. 1.
^ Shqiptar on Wikipedia

[1] "ALBANCI". Enciklopedija Jugoslavije 2nd ed. Supplement. Zagreb: JLZ. 1984. p. 1.

[2] Shqiptar on Wikipedia

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