shpresë

Albanian

Etymology

From Latin sperans, sperantia, from spero (“hope”). Compare Albanian shpërej "to hope" (doublet of shpresoj, itself from shpresë) from Latin sperāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃpɾɛs(ə)] (Tosk)
• IPA^(key): [ʃpɾɛs] (Gheg)

Noun

shpresë f (plural shpresa, definite shpresa, definite plural shpresat)

1. hope, expectation, waiting, expectancy

Declension

Declension of shpresë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	shpresë	shpresa	shpresa	shpresat
accusative		shpresën
dative	shpreseje	shpresës	shpresave	shpresave
ablative			shpresash

Synonyms

• uzdajë

Related terms

• shpresoj
• pres