shpoj

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

A prefixed form with sh-. From Proto-Albanian *pēri-, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (to bear, lead across, penetrate). Cognate to Ancient Greek πείρω (peírō, to get through, pierce).[1]

Verb

shpoj (aorist shpóva, participle shpúar)

  1. (transitive) to pierce, prick

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References

  1. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, pages 367-8