shturë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From earlier *shturrë, borrowed from Latin sturnus.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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shturë f (plural shtura, definite shtura, definite plural shturat)

  1. (zoology) starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

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References

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  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “shturë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1432
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shturë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 444