shtyj
Albanian
Alternative forms
- shtŷj (Gheg), shtynj (Cham, Arbëreshë, Arvanite)
Etymology
From archaic and dialectal shtynj, from Proto-Albanian *stūdnja, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- (“push, thrust”) (compare German stoßen, Latin studeō).
Verb
shtyj (first-person singular past tense shtyva, participle shtyrë)
- to push (along), jostle, shove, nudge
- to propel, repel
- to postpone, defer
Derived terms
- shtysë
- shtytje
- shtyrë
- shtyr
- pështyj