Shqipëri

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • Shkypëni (conservative pronunciation)
  • Shqipni (Northeastern Gheg)
  • Shqypni (Middle Gheg)[1]

Etymology

From shqip +‎ -ëri. historically, from shkyp +‎ -ëni, old pronunciation of shqipoj, from Latin excipiere. still called Shkypënia by conservative dialects in the north. changed to dialectal Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) in the 19th century to associate it with the word for eagle shqipe, which derived from Proto-Celtic *sklubos (“eagle”). compare Welsh ysglyf (“bird of prey”)[2]

Petar Skok suggested that this word is originated from Scupi (Shkupi), the capital of the Roman province of Dardania (today's Skopje).[3] According to Petar Skok, the Albanian demonym Shkuptar (as in inhabitant of Skopje) changed to Shkiptar, which is still used among Arvanite Albanians in Greece, and later to Shqiptar.[4]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃcipəˈɾi/, /ʃcɕipəˈɾi/ (Standard Albanian)
  • IPA(key): /ʃcipˈni/, /ʃcɕipˈni/, /ʃcipəˈni/, /ʃcɕipəˈni/ (Gheg, without rhotacism)
  • IPA(key): /ʃkʲipəˈɾi/ (archaic, preserved in Cham)

Proper noun

Shqipëri f (definite Shqipëria)

  1. (Tosk, Standard Albanian) Albania (a country in Southeast Europe)

Declension
Declension of Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
indefinite definite
nominative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) Shqipëria
accusative Shqipërinë
dat./abl. Shqipërie Shqipërisë

References
  1. Fialuur i voghel Sccyp e ltinisct (Small Dictionary of Albanian and Latin), page 82, by P. Jak Junkut, 1895, Sckoder
  2. Oleander, T.(editor).(2022). Albanian.The indo-European Language family. p. 223-245. Hyllested, A. & Joseph, B. D.
  3. "ALBANCI". Enciklopedija Jugoslavije 2nd ed. Supplement. Zagreb: JLZ. 1984. p. 1.
  4. Shqiptar on Wikipedia
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