shqiponjë
Albanian
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From shqipe + -onjë feminine suffix, with orignal sense of ‘female eagle’.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]shqiponjë f (plural shqiponja, definite shqiponja, definite plural shqiponjat)
- (Tosk) eagle
- Shqiponja dykrenore është simboli më i njohur i Shqipërisë.
- The two-headed eagle is the most known symbol of Albania.
- (figurative) proud and brave person, skilled person
- (botany) monstera
- Synonym: luleshqiponjë
Declension
[edit]Declension of shqiponjë
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | shqiponjë | shqiponja | shqiponja | shqiponjat |
| accusative | shqiponjën | |||
| dative | shqiponjeje | shqiponjës | shqiponjave | shqiponjave |
| ablative | shqiponjash | |||
Synonyms
[edit]Hyponyms
[edit]hyponyms
- shqiponjë e detit (“white-tailed eagle, sea eagle”) (Haliaeetus albicilla)
- shqiponjë gjarpërngrënëse (“short-toed snake eagle”) (Circaetus gallicus)
- shqiponjë gjype (“griffon vulture”) (Gyps fulvus)
- shqiponjë e maleve (“golden eagle”) (Aquila chrysaetos)
- shqiponjë me kurriz (“griffon vulture”)
- shqiponjë e zezë (“black vulture, monk vulture”) (Aegypius monachus)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Fialuur i voghel Sccyp e ltinisct (Small Dictionary of Albanian and Latin), page 126, by P. Jak Junkut, 1895, Sckoder
- ^ [1]"RESEARCHES IN GREECE, Part 1" (Chapter ROMAICO (greek) - ARVANETIC VOCABULARY), Page 295: eagle = skipóni, by William Martin Leake, year 1814