shpretkë

== Albanian == === Alternative forms === shpnetkë — Gheg pshnetkë — Gheg shnetkë — Kosovo, North Macedonia (archaic) === Etymology === From Old Albanian shpënetkë, borrowed from Late Latin splēnēticus, from Latin splēn. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃpretk(ə)/ === Noun === shpretkë f (plural shpretka, definite shpretka, definite plural shpretkat) (anatomy) spleen (colloquial) thin layer of microorganisms that form at the bottom of a vinegar jar ==== Derived terms ==== shpretkëz ==== Related terms ==== mëlçi (“liver”) === References ===