shturë

Albanian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃtuːɾ/

Noun

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

(zoology) starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Synonyms

gargull, cirlua, bregcë

References

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

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