shtat

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *śtat-, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stay, stand, put, lay”). Cognate to Latin status (“standing, stan”), Russian стать (statʹ, “structure of the body”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃtat]
  • Rhymes: -at

Noun

shtat m (definite shtáti) (uncountable)

  1. body, figure
    Synonym: trup
  2. stem (of plant)
    Synonyms: kërcell, trung

Declension

Declension of shtat
singular
indefinite definite
nominative shtat shtati
accusative shtatin
dat./abl. shtati shtatit

Derived terms

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • “shtat”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
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