shtërpi

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • shtërpiri (definite singular) — Tosk

Etymology

From the same source as gjarpër (“snake”), Proto-Indo-European *serp- (“to creep, crawl”), with ancient epenthesis *sr- > *str- and more recent metathesis *shtrë- > shtër-, or *sr̥- > *str̥- without metathesis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃtəɾˈpi/
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: shtër‧pí

Noun

shtërpi m (plural shtërpínj, definite shtërpíu, definite plural shtërpínjtë)

  1. reptile
    Synonyms: zvarranik, rrëshqanor
  2. (in the plural) snakes
  3. (in the plural, figurative) wiles

Declension

Declension of shtërpi
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative shtërpi shtërpiu shtërpinj shtërpinjtë
accusative shtërpiun
dative shtërpiu shtërpiut shtërpinjve shtërpinjve
ablative shtërpinjsh

Further reading

  • “shtërpi”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “shtërp […] -i, ri”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 500
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