shtrap
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *strapa, cognate to Middle High German straf (“tight”), Lithuanian parstrapìnti (“to drag oneself back”)[1].
Noun
shtrap m (indefinite plural shtrape, definite singular shtrapi, definite plural shtrapet)
- scum, pond scum
- spiderweb, cobweb
Derived terms
- shtrapër
- shtrapëzohem
- shtrapëzuar
- shtrapnon, shtrapnjen
Synonyms
- makë
- makrosë
References
- A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, V.Orel, Koninklijke Brill ,Leiden 2000, p.441