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Shqypnia
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Albanian
Alternative forms
sq Shqipëria Tosk, Standard Albanian
Etymology
Gheg form of Tosk and Standard Albanian sq Shqipëria the Albania. Definite form of sq Shqypni Albania (Tosk sq Shqipëri).
Indefinite form sq Shqypni + sq -a the f (definite article). More at sq Shypni, sq shqip.
Pronunciation
Gheg dialects:
sq /ʃcipˈnia/ /ʃcɕipˈnia/ /ʃcipəˈnia/ /ʃcɕipəˈnia/ (without rhotacism)
Tosk and Standard Albanian:
sq /ʃcipəˈɾia/ /ʃcɕipəˈɾia/ (rhotacism)
Tosk subdialects:
sq /ʃkʲipəˈɾia/ (archaic /kʲ/ sound preserved in Cham; rhotacism)
Proper noun
f
sq Gheg sq Shqypni def nom
Declension
See sq Shqypni Albania.
Synonyms
sq Arbëria Tosk
sq Arbënia Gheg
en Albania
Related terms
sq shqip shqipe<g:f> shqiptar<g:m>,shqiptare<g:f> shqipoj shqipohem<ll:Tosk> sq shqyptarFialuur i voghel Sccyp e ltinisct (Small Dictionary of Albanian and Latin), page 126, by P. Jak Junkut, 1895, Shkodër Sckoder Gheg sq Arbën m Gheg, sq Arbër m Tosk lab Arbëresh,Arbëreshë<ll:Tosk> sq arbërisht Tosk, sq arbënisht Gheg
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