sepete

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سپت (sepet, “basket, wickerwork”), itself from Persian سبد (sabad, sapad, “basket”).

Noun

sepete f (plural sepete, definite sepetja, definite plural sepetet)

  1. wooden chest where garments and bedclothes are usually kept, hope chest
    Synonyms: sënduk, arkë, thurimë
  2. wicker hamper

Declension

Declension of sepete
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sepete sepetja sepete sepetet
accusative sepeten
dative sepeteje sepetes sepeteve sepeteve
ablative sepetesh

References

  • Bufli, G.; Rocchi, L. (2021), “sepete”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 418

Further reading

  • “sepete”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

Turkish

Noun

sepete

  1. dative singular of sepet
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