shpatë

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin, from Latin spatha. Cognate with Greek σπαθί (spathí), Italian spada, Romanian spadă, spată.

Noun

shpatë f (plural shpata, definite shpata, definite plural shpatat)

1. sword

   Synonyms: pallë, kordhë, shkallmë

Declension

Declension of shpatë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	shpatë	shpata	shpata	shpatat
accusative		shpatën
dative	shpate	shpatës	shpatave	shpatave
ablative			shpatash

Further reading

• Bardhi, Frang (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 1: “acinaces — scpata”