zhapi
Albanian
Alternative forms
- zhapik, zhapjak, xhzpik, shapi (Tosk)
Etymology
From variant zhapik, from Serbo-Croatian žȁbica (“small frog or toad”), diminutive from Proto-Slavic *žaba (“toad, frog”)).
Noun
zhapi m (plural zhapinj, definite zhapiu, definite plural zhapinjtë) (zoology)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | zhapi | zhapiu | zhapinj | zhapinjtë |
| accusative | zhapiun | |||
| dative | zhapiu | zhapiut | zhapinjve | zhapinjve |
| ablative | zhapinjsh | |||
Synonyms
Hyponyms
- zhapi gomari, zhapi i gjebër, zhapi i verdhë (“green lizard”) (Lacerta viridis)
- zhapi i ngathët (“sand lizard”) (Lacerta agilis)
- zhapi i shtëpisë (“Mediterranean house gecko”) (Hemidactylus turcicus)
- zhapi me lara (“Kotschy's gecko”) (Mediodactylus kotschyi)