shtoj

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *stānja, from *st-n̥é-h₂-, nasal present of Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (to stand). Cognate to Latin stō, Old High German stān, Lithuanian stóju and Proto-Slavic *stati.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃtɔj/

Verb

shtój (aorist shtóva, participle shtúar)

  1. to add
  2. to increase, augment
  3. to accumulate, accrue

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shtoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 440

Further reading

  • active voice: shtoj (shtój) • "Fjalor Shqip" ('Albanian Dictionary')
  • mediopassive voice: shtohem (shtóhem) • "Fjalor Shqip" ('Albanian Dictionary')
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