shpërthej

Albanian

Etymology

From sh- +‎ për- +‎ thyej, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₃i- (“to sharpen”). Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *sperǵʰ- (“to spring, jump”). Compare Lithuanian spreñgti (“to push in”), Old Church Slavonic прѧсти (pręsti, “to spin, stretch”), Ancient Greek σπέρχω (spérkhō, “to hasten”), Sanskrit स्पृहयति (spṛhayati, “is eager”), Old English springan (“to spring”).

Verb

shpërthej (aorist shpërtheu, participle shpërthyer)

1. to pop open
2. to puncture, lance
3. to (make) explode, blow up, blast, implode ("to explode, to blast", etc. - meaning in medio-passive voice)

Derived terms

• shpërthim

Related terms

• sh-
• për-
• thyej

Further reading

• [1] shpërthej (shpërthéj) in Fjalor i Gjuhës Shqipe • Dictionary of the Albanian Language