shtet

Albanian

Etymology

Singularized plural of *shtat, from Latin stātus.[1] Per Matasović a borrowing from Italian stato.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃtɛt/

Noun

shtet m (plural shtete, definite shteti, definite plural shtetet)

  1. state

Declension

Declension of shtet
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative shtet shteti shtete shtetet
accusative shtetin
dative shteti shtetit shteteve shteteve
ablative shtetesh

Derived terms

  • shtetar
  • shtetëror
  • shtetësi
  • shtetëzim
  • shtetmadh
  • shtetrrethim

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shtet”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 438.
  2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2024). A Grammatical Sketch of Albanian for Students of Indo-European. Zagreb. Page 49

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • “shtet”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “shtet”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[2]
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