shqi'p|o nf with masc agreement [Colloq] prototypical Albanian man who embodies the highest virtues of the Albanian ethnic character
* shqip|o'·n vt to say/pronounce [ ] clearly
shqip|o'njė nf 1 eagle 2 golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) 3 [Fig] proud and brave person; skillful person 4 (Bot) monstera (with leaves like those of an eagle) = luleshqipo'njė • shqiponja e detit 1 [Ornit] sea eagle, white-tailed eagle (Haliaetus albicilla) 2 [Ichth] eagle ray (Myliobatis aquila) = flutura'skė • shqiponja dykrenore double-headed eagle (used as a symbol of Albania) • shqiponja gjarpėrngrėnėse [Ornit] snake eagle, short-toed eagle Circaetus gallicus • shqiponja gjype [Ornit] griffon vulture Gyps fulvus • shqiponja e maleve [Ornit] golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetus) = lara'sh • shqiponja me kurriz [Ornit] = shqiponjė gjype • Shqiponja nuk ha miza. [Prov] "The eagle does not eat flies." An important person does not deal with trifles. • shqiponja e zezė [Ornit] black vulture (Aegypius monachus)
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