këpucë
Albanian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- kpucë (Gheg)
Etymology
[edit]From këputë (“sole”).[1] Other proposals include: 1) Camarda, from Greek παπούτσι (papoútsi). 2) Meyer, from Turkish papuç pabuç, from Ottoman Turkish پاپوش (papush), from Persian پاپوش (pâpuš), although these are less probable as they are reflected already in Albanian papuçë.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]këpucë f (plural këpucë, definite këpuca, definite plural këpucët)
Declension
[edit]Declension of këpucë
Derived terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “këpucë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 179