shtjerrë

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From either Proto-Albanian *sternā, from Proto-Indo-European *ster-neh₂, or Proto-Albanian *sterjā, from Proto-Indo-European *stér-ih₂ ~ *str̥-yéh₂-s, both from Proto-Indo-European *ster- (barren). Alternatively borrowed from Romanian știră (sterile).[1]

Noun

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shtjerrë f (plural shtjerra)

  1. lamb, kid
    Synonyms: qengj, kec
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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shtjerrë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 440