shqiperia

== Albanian == === Alternative forms === Shkypëni — conservative pronunciation Shqipni — Northeastern Gheg Shqypni — Middle Gheg === Etymology === From shqip +‎ -ëri. Historically, from shkyp +‎ -ëni, old pronunciation of shqipoj, from Latin excipere. still called Shkypënia by conservative dialects in the north. changed to dialectal Shqipëri in the 19th century to associate it with the word for eagle shqipe, which derived from Proto-Celtic *sklubos (“eagle”). compare Welsh ysglyf (“bird of prey”) Petar Skok suggested that this word is originated from Scupi (Shkupi), the capital of the Roman province of Dardania (today's Skopje). According to Petar Skok, the Albanian demonym Shkuptar (as in inhabitant of Skopje) changed to Shkiptar, which is still used among Arvanite Albanians in Greece, and later to Shqiptar. === Pronunciation === (Tosk) IPA(key): [ʃcipəˈɾi], [ʃc͡ɕipəˈɾi] (Gheg) IPA(key): [ʃcip(ə)ˈni], [ʃc͡ɕip(ə)ˈni], [ʃkyp(ə)ni] (archaic, Cham) IPA(key): [ʃkʲipəˈɾi] Rhymes: -i === Proper noun === Shqipëri f (definite Shqipëria) (Tosk) Albania (a country in Southeastern Europe) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== shqip shqiptar === References ===