këpucë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• kpucë (Gheg)

Etymology

From këputë (“sole”). Other proposals include: 1) Camarda, from Greek παπούτσι (papoútsi). 2) Meyer, from Turkish papuç pabuç, from Ottoman Turkish پاپوش (papush), from Persian پاپوش (pâpuš), although these are less probable as they are reflected already in Albanian papuçë.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈput͡s(ə)/
• Hyphenation: kë‧pu‧cë, kë‧pucë

Noun

këpucë f (plural këpucë, definite këpuca, definite plural këpucët)

1. shoe
2. boot

Declension

Declension of këpucë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	këpucë	këpuca	këpucë	këpucët
accusative		këpucën
dative	këpuceje	këpucës	këpucëve	këpucëve
ablative			këpucësh

Derived terms

• këpucar

Related terms

• këpus
• këputë
• papuçë