shpresë

Albanian

Etymology

Disputed. Either:

  1. From sh- (“dis-, ex-, de-”) +‎ pres (“wait”) +‎ -ë (“-ing, -ion”, noun suffix, f.) > shpresë (“waiting”).
    Same construct as in Latin ex- + spectō + -ātiō > exspectātiō (“waiting, suspense”).
    Or like construct in German er- + wart + -ung > Erwartung (“expectation”).
  2. From Latin sperans, sperantia, from spero (“hope”). Compare Albanian shpërej "to hope" (doublet of shpresoj, itself from shpresë) from Latin sperāre.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʃpɾɛs(ə)] (Tosk)
  • IPA(key): [ʃpɾɛs] (Gheg)

Noun

shpresë f (plural shpresa, definite shpresa, definite plural shpresat)

  1. hope, expectation, waiting, expectancy

Declension
Declension of shpresë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative shpresë shpresa shpresa shpresat
accusative shpresën
dative shprese shpresave shpresës shpresavet
ablative shpresash

Synonyms

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998). Albanian Etymological Dictionary. Page 429.
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