shtat

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *śtat-, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stay, stand, put, lay”). Cognate to Latin status (“standing, stan”), Russian стать (statʹ, “structure of the body”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃtat]
• Rhymes: -at

Noun

shtat m (definite shtáti) (uncountable)

1. body, figure

   Synonym: trup

2. stem (of plant)

   Synonyms: kërcell, trung

Derived terms

• shtatoj

Related terms

• shtaj
• mbështet

Further reading

• “shtat”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
• “shtat”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006