cipë
Albanian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Either a derivative of cip (“point tip”), or (if from t(ë?)- + *zipë) connected to a hypothetical Proto-Indo-European *gʰwíbʰ- (“shame, pudenda”) (though the -p- instead of the expected *-b- remains unexplained) which has been postulated for an etymology (itself speculative, suggested in 1989[1]) connecting English wife with Tocharian A kwīpe, Tocharian B kip (“vagina”).
Noun
[edit]cipë f (plural cipa, definite cipa, definite plural cipat)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | cipë | cipa | cipa | cipat |
| accusative | cipën | |||
| dative | cipe | cipës | cipave | cipave |
| ablative | cipash | |||
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Klaus Totila Schmit and Klaus Strunk, “Toch. B kwī̆pe ‘Schaum, Schande’, A kip ‘Schaum’ und germ. *wīƀa ‘Weib’”, Indogermanica Europaea: Festschrift für Wolfgang Meid (Graz: Institut für Sprachwissenschaft der Universität Graz, 1989), pages 251-284