shkabë

== Albanian == === Alternative forms === zhgabë, shkabonjë === Etymology === From Proto-Albanian *iš-gabā, prefixed form of *gabā (whence gabonjë), from Proto-Indo-European *kobuǵos (compare English hawk, Latin capys (“bird of prey”), and Russian ко́бец (kóbec, “falcon”)). === Pronunciation === === Noun === shkabë f (plural shkaba, definite shkaba, definite plural shkabat) griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) Synonyms: gabonjë, gjyp, coftinar kokëbardhë, shqiponjë gjype, shqiponjë me kurriz (dated) eagle Synonyms: gabonjë, shqiponjë, shqipe ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== shkabë mjekroshe (“bearded vulture, lammergeier”) (Gypaetus barbatus) ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: scaba (“white-tailed eagle, sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)”) === Further reading === “shkabë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006 FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980