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shtir

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Albanian

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Etymology

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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

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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

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Further reading

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  • 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