strehë

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from South Slavic, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *strěxa.[1][2][3]

Noun

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strehë f (plural strehë, definite streha)

  1. eaves (of a roof)
  2. shelter, shed
  3. house, place to live
    Synonyms: banesë, shtëpi, vatër
  4. (figurative) shelter, protection
    Synonym: mbrojtje
    kërkoj strehë ― to seek shelter
  5. bill, brim (of a hat)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “strehε”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 394
  2. ^ Ylli, Xhelal (1997) “strehë”, in Das slavische Lehngut im Albanischen (Slavistische Beiträge; 350)‎[1], volume 1. Lehnwörter, Munich: Otto Sagner, page 249
  3. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “strehë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 403

Further reading

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  • “strehë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • “strehë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[2] (in Albanian), 1980
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