shtambë

Albanian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στάμνος (stámnos, “type of jar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃtaːmb]

Noun

shtambë f (plural shtamba, definite shtamba, definite plural shtambat)

1. earthen jug for water
2. wooden flask used by shepherds

Declension

Declension of shtambë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	shtambë	shtamba	shtamba	shtambat
accusative		shtambën
dative	shtambe	shtambës	shtambave	shtambave
ablative			shtambash

Synonyms

• bote | katruve
• dorje | kënaçe
• doçe | kënatë
• koçume | baltore
• kome | pllakatore
• poç | qypës
• barkashore | korrovesh

Derived terms

• shtambar

Further reading

• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 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^[2]