shpinë

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin spīna.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃpiːn]

Noun

shpinë f (plural shpina, definite shpina, definite plural shpinat)

  1. (anatomy) spine, back
    Synonym: kurriz
  2. top part
  3. backrest
  4. back part of clothing
  5. back part of building
  6. rear

Declension

Declension of shpinë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative shpinë shpina shpina shpinat
accusative shpinën
dative shpine shpinës shpinave shpinave
ablative shpinash

Derived terms

  • shpinëz
  • shpinoj
  • shpinor
  • shpinëkohem
  • shpinas

References

  1. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017), “shpinë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1412

Further reading

  • “shpinë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
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