shtie
Albanian
Alternative forms
- shtjej (Tosk)
- past tense: shtura (South Tosk), shtyra, shtira
- participle: shtjerë, shtim
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *sterja, from *sterje/o, from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃-. Compare English strew.
Verb
shtie (first-person singular past tense shtiva, participle shtirë)
- to put in, stick in, insert
- to pour in, add food to a container
- to set aside, store away
- to shoot, fire (a firearm)
- to instill
Derived terms
- pështjerë
- shtënë
- shtijë
- shtiaz
- shtiak
Related terms
- shtrij, shtroj, shtrungë