petrit

Albanian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /petˈɾit/
Rhymes: -it
Hyphenation: pet‧rít

Noun

petrit m (plural petritë, definite petriti, definite plural petritët) (zoology)

hawk, goshawk, falcon
Synonyms: fajkua, skifter, gjeraqinë, gjerak
eagle
Synonyms: shqiponjë, shqipe
kestrel, common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Synonyms: sokol, shahin, kaçubet, skifter, fajkua
buzzard
Synonyms: hutë, orli
(figurative, also adjective) valiant, brave, valorous

Declension

Declension of petrit

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	petrit	petritë	petriti	petritët
accusative	petrit	petritë	petritin	petritët
dative	petriti	petritëve	petritit	petritëvet
ablative	petriti	petritësh	petritit	petritëvet

Hyponyms

petrit minjngrënës (“common buzzard”)
petrit bishtbardhë (“long-legged buzzard”)
petrit peshkngrënës (“osprey”)
petrit grenxangrënës (“honey buzzard”)

Further reading

“petrit”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
“petrit”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
Mann, S. E. (1948) “petrít”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 362
Dhora, Dhimitër (2008) Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë latinisht–shqip–anglisht (in Albanian), →ISBN

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