shpatë

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin, from Latin spatha.[1] Cognate with Greek σπαθί (spathí), Italian spada, Romanian spadă, spată.

Noun

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

sword
Synonyms: pallë, kordhë, shkallmë

Declension

Declension of shpatë

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

References

Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “shpatë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 428

Further reading

Bardhi, F. (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (in Latin), page 1: “acinaces — scpata”

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