shtërg

Albanian

Alternative forms

• shtërk — Gheg

Etymology

From South Slavic, compare Serbo-Croatian štȓk, Macedonian штрк (štrk), Bulgarian щъ̀ркел (štǎ̀rkel).

Noun

shtërg m (plural shtërgje, definite shtërgu, definite plural shtërgjet)

1. stork (Ciconia)

Synonyms

• lejlek, kanushë

Hyponyms

• shtërg misiri (“curlew”) (genus Numenius)