shkabë

Albanian

Alternative forms

zhgabë, shqipe, shkype

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *iš-gabā, from Proto-Indo-European *kobuǵos (compare English hawk, Latin capys (“bird of prey”), Russian ко́бец (kóbec, “falcon”) and dialectal Romanian scaba (“white-tailed eagle, sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)”).

Noun

shkabë f (indefinite plural shkaba, definite singular shkaba)

griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus)
(archaic) eagle

Synonyms

gabonjë
(vulture): gjyp, coftinar kokëbardhë
(eagle): shqiponjë, shqipe

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