shterrë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• shterunë (Tosk)
• standard: mështjerrë, mëshqerrë

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *sterjā, from Proto-Indo-European *ster- (“barren”) (compare English steer, Greek στείρος (steíros)). Doublet of shtjerrë.

Noun

shterrë f (plural shterra, definite shterra, definite plural shterrat)

1. (nonstandard) heifer