lepur

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin leporem, accusative of lepus; compare Romanian iepure, Aromanian ljepuri, Dalmatian lipro.

Noun

lepur m (indefinite plural lepuj, definite singular lepuri, definite plural lepujt)

  1. hare (Lepus europaeus)
  2. rabbit (lepur i gropave) (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
  3. (figuratively, derogatory) coward
  4. (figuratively) fast walker

Derived terms

  • lepuras
  • lepurore
  • lepurush

Hyponyms

  • lepur i butë ‘rabbit’
  • lepur deti ‘sea hare’ (Aplysia)
  • lepur i egër ‘hare’
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