shqerrë

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • shtjerrë, shkjerrë (North Gheg), shtjerr (m., Arbëreshë)

Etymology

From shkjerrë, variant of shtjerrë. From Proto-Albanian *(ś-)kerā, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)Ker(H)- (“to spring, leap”). Compare Old Norse skirja (“young cow”).[1] More at shtjerrë.

Noun

shqerrë f (plural shqerra, definite shqerra, definite plural shqerrat)

  1. lamb

Declension

Declension of shqerrë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative shqerrë shqerra shqerra shqerrat
accusative shqerrën
dative shqerre shqerrës shqerrave shqerrave
ablative shqerrash

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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, page 376
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