shturë

Albanian

Etymology

From earlier *shturrë, borrowed from Latin sturnus.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃtuːɾ/

Noun

shturë f (plural shtura, definite shtura, definite plural shturat)

  1. (zoology) starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Synonyms

References
  1. Topalli, K. (2017) “shturë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1432
  2. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shturë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 444
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