shtalkë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *stalkā, from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (“stalk, stem”). Cognate to Ancient Greek στέλος (stélos, “beam”), Sanskrit स्थल (sthála, “elevation”), Middle Low German stale (“post”).[1] Also compare Old English stalu (“wooden upright”) (English stalk), Danish stilk.

Noun

shtalkë f (plural shtalka, definite shtalka, definite plural shtalkat)

  1. crossbeam, board (used as a door hinge)

Declension

Declension of shtalkë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative shtalkë shtalka shtalka shtalkat
accusative shtalkën
dative shtalke shtalkës shtalkave shtalkave
ablative shtalkash

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “shtalkë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 435

Further reading

  • “shtalkë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
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