shtjerrë

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Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From either Proto-Albanian *sternā, from Proto-Indo-European *ster-neh₂, or Proto-Albanian *sterjā, from Proto-Indo-European *stér-ih₂ ~ *str̥-yéh₂-s, both from Proto-Indo-European *ster- (“barren”). Alternatively borrowed from Romanian știră (“sterile”).[1]

Noun

shtjerrë f (plural shtjerra)

  1. lamb, kid
    Synonyms: qengj, kec

Declension

Declension of shtjerrë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative shtjerrë shtjerra shtjerra shtjerrat
accusative shtjerrën
dative shtjerre shtjerrës shtjerrave shtjerrave
ablative shtjerrash

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shtjerrë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 440
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