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

Derived terms

• shtysë
• shtytje
• shtyrë
• shtyr
• pështyj