shpor

Albanian

Etymology

Either from Proto-Indo-European *per- 'to bear, lead across, penetrate' (cf. shpoj and shporr), or a loanword from Gothic, through an unattested Rom.* spora[1].

Noun

shpor m (indefinite plural shporë, definite singular shpori, definite plural shporët)

  1. spur, rooster's breast
Derived terms
  • shporoj

References
  1. A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, V.Orel, Koninklijke Brill ,Leiden 2000, p.430
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