shqipe

Albanian

Alternative forms

• shqype, shkype (Gheg)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Albanian *sklubo-, borrowed from Proto-Celtic *sklubos, from Proto-Indo-European *skublo-. See Welsh ysglyf.

Noun

shqipe f (plural shqipe, definite shqipja, definite plural shqipet)

1. eagle

   Synonym: shqiponjë

2. (figurative) courageous woman

   Synonym: trime

Declension

Declension of shqipe

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	shqipe	shqipja	shqipe	shqipet
accusative		shqipen
dative	shqipeje	shqipes	shqipeve	shqipeve
ablative			shqipesh

Etymology 2

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Noun

shqipe f (definite shqipja)

1. Albanian language

Hyponyms

• shqipe fushe (“hen harrier”) (Circus cyaneus)
• shqipe e zezë (“osprey”) (Pandion haliaetus)

Derived terms

• shqiponjë