këpucë

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • kpucë (Gheg)

Etymology

From këputë (sole)[1]. Other proposals include: 1) Camarda, from Greek παπούτσι (papoútsi). 2) Meyer, from Turkish papuç pabuç, from Ottoman Turkish پاپوش (papush), from Persian پاپوش (papush), although these are less probable as they are reflected already in Albanian papuçë.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəˈput͡s(ə)/
  • Hyphenation: kë‧pu‧cë (or) kë‧pucë

Noun

këpucë f (indefinite plural këpucë, definite singular këpuca, definite plural këpucët)

  1. shoe
  2. boot

Declension

Derived terms

  • këpucar

References

  1. A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, V.Orel, Koninklijke Brill, Leiden 2000, p.179
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