stërvis

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Orel derives it from Proto-Slavic *stъrviti (to bait, to lure, to train); compare Bulgarian стръвя (strǎvja) < стръв (strǎv, bait).[1] Topalli instead considers it a prefixed form of vit (year), initially used for livestock that take up certain tasks once they reach one year of age.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stəɾˈvit/

Verb

stërvis (aorist stërvita, participle stërvitur)

  1. to train, practice
    Synonym: rys
  2. to teach a domestic animal

Conjugation

  • stërvitem

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “stërvis”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 403
  2. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017), “stërvis”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1350