shqerrë

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • shtjerrë, shkjerrë (North Gheg), shtjerr (m., Arbëreshë)

Etymology

From shkjerrë, variant of shtjerrë. From Proto-Albanian *(ś-)kerā, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)Ker(H)- (“to spring, leap”). Compare Old Norse skirja (“young cow”).[1] More at shtjerrë.

Noun

shqerrë f (plural shqerra, definite shqerra, definite plural shqerrat)

  1. lamb

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References
  1. Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 376
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