shqip

Etymology
According to Vladimir Orel, either a calque of Proto-Slavic using, or else from , , dialectal forms of , according to a tribal totemic belief linked to the Albanian medieval flag. Replaced the now dialectal (Arbëresh, Arvanitika), ~.

The first trace of the name "Shqiptar" appears at the end of the XIV century in the town of Drisht (Drivastum) of Northern Albania as a family name (1368 - 1402: Schibudar, Schepuder, Schapudar, Scapuder).

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, [c]~[c͡ɕ] may merge with [t͡ɕ]~[t͡ʃ] in northern Gheg dialects)
 * (archaic, preserved in Cham)
 * (archaic, preserved in Cham)

Adjective

 * 1) Albanian

Adverb

 * 1) in the Albanian language
 * 2) clear, understandable, comprehensive, unequivocally
 * Synonyms: ,