shotë

See also: shote

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *sjāutā, from Proto-Indo-European *sau̯i̯eto, with a metathesis. Cognate to Welsh hwyad, Old Cornish hoet (“id”), Breton houat (“id”).[1]. Alternativly, derived from the Proto-Celtic word[2]

Noun

shotë f (indefinite plural shotë, definite singular shotja, definite plural shotet)

  1. big duck
  2. (colloquial) woman from Northern Albania

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998) Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 257
  2. Oleander, T.(editor).(2022). Albanian.The indo-European Language family. p. 223-245. Hyllested, A. & Joseph, B. D.
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