tatëpjetë

Albanian

Etymology

With assimilation of occlusives, continues *katëpjetë, an antonym of përpjetë, with katë from Proto-Albanian *kata related to Greek κάτα (káta, “down”). It also occurs in Greek κατα-πΐπτω (kata-pḯpto, “fall down”).

Adverb

tatëpjetë

  1. downhill
    Antonym: përpjetë

Noun

tatëpjetë f

  1. slope

Further reading
  • “tatëpjetë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
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