pjepër

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier pjepënë, either from Latin pepō, peponem through Vulgar Latin *pepinem[1] or directly from Ancient Greek πέπων (pépōn, “ripe”).[2] Compare also Romanian pepene, Aromanian piponj, peapini.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpjepəɾ/

Noun

pjepër m (plural pjepra, definite pjepri, definite plural pjeprat)

  1. cantaloupe (Cucumis melo)
  2. cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

Declension

Declension of pjepër
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative pjepër pjepri pjepra pjeprat
accusative pjeprin
dative pjepri pjeprit pjeprave pjeprave
ablative pjeprash

References

  1. ^ Oryol, Vladimir E. (1998), “pjepër”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 330
  2. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017), “pjepër”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1157

Further reading

  • “pjepër”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026
  • Newmark, Leonard (1999), “pjepër”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[1]
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