sepete

Albanian

Alternative forms

• sepet, sepetë

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سپت (sepet, “basket, wickerwork”), itself from Persian سبد (sabad, sapad, “basket”).

Noun

sepete f (plural sepete, definite sepetja, definite plural sepetet)

1. wooden chest where garments and bedclothes are usually kept, hope chest

   Synonyms: sënduk, arkë, thurimë

2. wicker hamper

Declension

Declension of sepete

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sepete	sepetja	sepete	sepetet
accusative		sepeten
dative	sepeteje	sepetes	sepeteve	sepeteve
ablative			sepetesh

References

• Bufli, G.; Rocchi, L. (2021), “sepete”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 418

Further reading

• “sepete”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

Turkish

Noun

sepete

1. dative singular of sepet