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stërvis

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Orel derives it from Proto-Slavic *stъrviti (to bait, to lure, to train); compare Bulgarian стръвя (strǎvja) < стръв (strǎv, bait).[1] Topalli instead considers it a prefixed form of vit (year), initially used for livestock that take up certain tasks once they reach one year of age.[2]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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stërvis (aorist stërvita, participle stërvitur)

  1. to train, practice
    Synonym: rys
  2. to teach a domestic animal

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “stërvis”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 403
  2. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “stërvis”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1350