shtërpi
Albanian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably from the plural form shtërpij.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]shtërpi m (plural shtërpínj, definite shtërpíu, definite plural shtërpínjtë)
- reptile
- Synonyms: zvarranik, rrëshqanor
- (in the plural) snakes
- (in the plural, figurative) wiles
Declension
[edit]Declension of shtërpi
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | shtërpi | shtërpiu | shtërpinj | shtërpinjtë |
| accusative | shtërpiun | |||
| dative | shtërpiu | shtërpiut | shtërpinjve | shtërpinjve |
| ablative | shtërpinjsh | |||
Further reading
[edit]- “shtërpi”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1] (in Albanian), 1980
- “shtërpi”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “shtërp […] -i, ri”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 500