kurpi

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek κουρούπι (kouroúpi), κουρουπί (kouroupí, “clay pot”), dialectally “clay beehive”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuɾˈpi/
• Rhymes: -pi
• Hyphenation: kur‧pí

Noun

kurpi f (definite kurpia) (dialectal, Myzeqe)

1. beehive

   Synonyms: koshere, zgjua, krinë

Further reading

• Mann, S. E. (1948) “kurpí”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 229
• “kurpi-ja”, in Edukata e Ré. Revistë pedagogjike (in Albanian), number 5, Tirana: Gutenberg, 1930, page 209a

Latvian

Noun

kurpi f

1. accusative/instrumental singular of kurpe