shtir

Albanian

Etymology

Secondary formation from shtyj. In light of its meaning 'to ford, to cross' (a river), it could possibly be related to Proto-Germanic *stiurijaną (to steer, to ferry).

Verb

shtir (aorist shtira, participle shtirur)

  1. to push (along), jostle, shove, nudge
  2. to cross (a river)
  3. to propel, repel
  4. to postpone, defer

Conjugation

Further reading

  • shtir”, 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