këpushë

Albanian

Etymology

From kap (“to catch, grab”) +‎ -ushë.[1] Borrowed to Romanian căpușă.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kəˈpuʃ(ə)/
  • Hyphenation: kë‧pushë, kë‧pu‧shë

Noun

këpushë f (plural këpusha, definite këpusha, definite plural këpushat)

  1. tick (arachnid)

Declension
Declension of këpushë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative këpushë këpusha këpusha këpushat
accusative këpushën
dative këpushe këpushave këpushës këpushavet
ablative këpushash

Synonyms

Hyponyms

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “këpushë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 179
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