strugë

See also: Strugë

Albanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɾuɡə/
• Rhymes: -uɡə

Etymology 1

Compare stromë (“mattress; saddle pad”), shtromë (“mattress”) and dialectal shtrungë (“mattress”)

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Alternative forms

• strungë — dialectal

Noun

strugë f (plural struga, definite struga, definite plural strugat)

1. A white woolen garment worn over the arms by shepherds of Northern Albania.

   Near-synonyms: bërruc, shark

2. Any woolen padding, used as a blanket or a saddle.

References

• “strúg/ë,~a i”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 1797a
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “strug-ë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 463a
• Jungg, G. (1895) “strugh”, in Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary], page 144a

Etymology 2

Borrowed from South Slavic, compare Serbo-Croatian strȗg / стру̑г (“river branch”), Macedonian струга (struga, “furrow; riverbed”).

Noun

strugë f (plural struga, definite struga, definite plural strugat)

1. swamp, marshland, pond

   Synonyms: strum, pellg, moçal

2. watercourse, furrow

   Synonym: strum

Derived terms

• strum

References

• “strúg/ë,~a ii”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[2] (in Albanian), 1980, page 1797a
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “strug-ë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 463a