karpë

See also: karpe

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *karpā, from Proto-Indo-European *kerpéh₂, 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

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

Related terms

• karmë
• shkrep
• shkrap
• shkarp
• karp

See also

• karsh