shpresë

1. Compound sh- (“dis-, ex-, de-”) + pres (“wait”) + -ë (“-ing, -ion”) (noun suffix, f.) > shpresë (“waiting”).

   Same construct as in Latin ex- +‎ spectō +‎ -ātiō > Latin exspectātiō (“waiting, suspense”).

   Or like construct in german er- +‎ wart +‎ -ung > Erwartung (“expectation”).

• IPA^(key): [ʃpɾɛs(ə)] (Tosk)
• IPA^(key): [ʃpɾɛs] (Gheg)

shpresë f

1. hope, expectation, waiting, expectancy

• shpresoj
• pres