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

Noun

këpucë ?

  1. shoe
  2. boot

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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