Shqipëri

Alternative forms

 * (conservative pronunciation)
 * (Northeastern Gheg)
 * (Middle Gheg)

Etymology
From. historically, from, old pronunciation of , from. still called by conservative dialects in the north. changed to dialectal in the 19th century to associate it with the word for eagle, which derived from. compare 🇨🇬

Petar Skok suggested that this word is originated from Scupi, the capital of the Roman province of Dardania (today's Skopje). According to Petar Skok, the Albanian demonym Shkuptar (as in inhabitant of Skopje) changed to Shkiptar, which is still used among Arvanite Albanians in Greece, and later to Shqiptar.

Pronunciation

 * (Standard Albanian)
 * (Gheg, without rhotacism)
 * (archaic, preserved in Cham)