djep
Albanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Albanian *deupa, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewp-, *dʰewb- (“deep, hollow”). Cognate to Lithuanian dubùs (“deep, hollow”), English deep. Ancient Greek δέπας (dépas, “beaker, goblet”) represents a Proto-Albanian loanword.[1] According to Orel, borrowed from Ancient Greek δέπας (dépas).[2]
Noun
[edit]djep m (plural djepa, definite djepi, definite plural djepat)
- cradle
- deposit (of minerals etc.), depression, dip
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Çabej, E. 1976a. Studime Gjuhësore I, Studime Etimologjike në Fushë të Shqipes, A-O. Prishtinë: Rilindja, p.129-130
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “djep”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 68-69
Ladino
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From colloquial Turkish cep, short form of cep telefonu, literally pocket phone.
Noun
[edit]djep (Latin spelling)
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- Albanian terms inherited from Proto-Albanian
- Albanian terms derived from Proto-Albanian
- Albanian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Albanian terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- Albanian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Albanian lemmas
- Albanian nouns
- Albanian masculine nouns
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- Ladino terms derived from Turkish
- Ladino lemmas
- Ladino nouns
- Ladino nouns in Latin script