lopatë

See also: lopate

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from a South Slavic language; compare Serbo-Croatian lòpata (“shovel”), Bulgarian лопата (lopata, “shovel”). Ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic *lopata (“shovel, spade”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lɔˈpaːt/

Noun

lopatë f (plural lopata, definite lopata, definite plural lopatat)

  1. shovel, spade
  2. oar
    Synonyms: rrem, lugatë
  3. fin
  4. baker's peel
  5. (colloquial) sole of the foot
  6. (zoology) tadpole
    Synonym: lopatëz

Derived terms

References
  1. Topalli, K. (2017) “lopatë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 899
  2. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lopatë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 230-231
  3. Omari, Anila (2012) “lopatë”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 186

Further reading
  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 932: “la paletta (da fuoco)” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
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