shtyj

Albanian

Alternative forms

• shtŷj (Gheg), shtynj (Cham, Arbëreshë, Arvanite)

Etymology

From archaic and dialectal shtynj, from Proto-Albanian *stūdnja, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- (“push, thrust”) (compare German stoßen, Latin studeō).

Verb

shtyj (aorist shtyva, participle shtyrë)

1. to push (along/away), jostle, shove, nudge
2. to propel, repel
3. to postpone, defer

Derived terms

• shtysë
• shtytje
• shtyrë
• shtir
• pështyj

Further reading

• “shtyj”, 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