shtërg
Albanian
Alternative forms
- shtërk (Gheg)
Etymology
From South Slavic, compare Serbo-Croatian štȓk, Macedonian штрк (štrk), Bulgarian щъркел (štǎrkel).
Noun
shtërg m (indefinite plural shtërgje, definite singular shtërgu, definite plural shtërgjet)
- stork (Ciconia)
Synonyms
- lejlek, kanushë
Hyponyms
- shtërg misiri (“curlew”) (genus Numenius)