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shtėpi' nf 1 house; home 2 household; family; dynasty 3 [Fig Colloq] homeland 4 institution, firm 5 room in a house 6 [Colloq] building = ndėrte'sė 7 [Colloq] receptacle that holds something firmly: socket (for a tool handle), gem socket (in a ring)
shtėpi muze house dedicated as a museum
shtėpi buke hospitable
nuk e di· se ku rri· me shtėpi "not know where one lives" not know what kind of person {someone} is
shtėpia e fėmijės "children's home" orphanage for older children
shtėpia e foshnjės "baby's home" orphanage for babies and young children
ėsh· i shtėpisė to be right at home, be in one's own bailiwick
Nuk ka shtėpi pa derė. [Prov] "There is no house without a door." Every problem has a solution.
shtėpi korrektimi reformatory
shtėpia e madhe one's extended family
me shtėpi e bagėti with all one's family and possessions

shtėpi|a'k
II§ adj 1 of or pertaining to the home: domestic 2 home-loving; stay-at-home 3 having interests centering on the home: domestic-minded
III§ nm [Reg] head of the family, master of the house

shtėpi|a'k|e adj, nf (girl/woman) involved in housekeeping/homemaking