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Albanian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek στάμνος (stámnos, “type of jar”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
shtambë f (plural shtamba, definite shtamba, definite plural shtambat)
- earthen jug for water
- wooden flask used by shepherds
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References
- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “shtambë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1422
Further reading
- FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language], 1980
- “shtambë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
- Newmark, L. (1999) “shtambë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary