{"word":"shtëpâ","entries":[{"pos":"noun","senses":[{"gloss":"head shepherd","lang":"en","tags":["Gheg","masculine"],"source":"en-wiktionary"},{"gloss":"herdsman of dairy animals","lang":"en","tags":["Gheg","masculine"],"source":"en-wiktionary"}],"sources":["en-wiktionary"],"ipa":["/ʃtəˈpã/"],"etymology":"Uncertain. Only found in some Balkan languages. Compare Bulgarian стопанин (stopanin) and also the related Romanian stăpân, Megleno-Romanian stăpǫn. Possibly linked to an early form of Albanian shtëpi (“house”) or its derivative. See also Greek σπίτι (spíti). Might be from Old Church Slavonic стопанъ (stopanŭ); compare Macedonian стопан (stopan) ‘master, owner’.","forms":[{"form":"shtëpâj","tags":["plural"]},{"form":"shtëpani","tags":["definite"]},{"form":"shtëpâjt","tags":["definite","plural"]}]}],"sources":["en-wiktionary"],"labels":["Gheg"],"frequency":7,"url":"https://fjalorishqip.org/fjala/sht%C3%ABp%C3%A2/","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","sameMeaning":[{"word":"shtëpa","relation":"same"}],"attribution":["Wiktionary (English edition), Albanian entries — CC BY-SA 4.0 (and GFDL)"]}