shteg
Albanian
Etymology
- From Proto-Albanian *staiga, from Proto-Indo-European *stóygʰos (“way”), from *steygʰ-. Cognate to Ancient Greek στοῖχος (stoîkhos, “line, row”), Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌰 (staiga, “way”), Latvian staigāt (“to walk”) or Latvian pastaĩga (“a walk”).[1]
- From earlier shtek, from Proto-Albanian *śtaigʉh, from Proto-Indo-European *stóygʰos < *steygʰ- (“to climb”).[2]
- From Proto-Albanian *śtȫgü- < Pre-Proto-Albanian *stōga-, or Proto-Albanian *śtẹgü < Pre-Proto-Albanian *sta/oi̯ga-. Both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tói̯gʰ-o- (“the climbed, trodded > path”), from *steygʰ- (“to climb”).[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃtɛɡ]
Noun
shteg m (plural shtigje, definite shtegu, definite plural shtigjet)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | shteg | shtegu | shtigje | shtigjet |
| accusative | shtegun | |||
| dative | shtegu | shtegut | shtigjeve | shtigjeve |
| ablative | shtigjesh | |||
Derived terms
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shteg”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 437
- ^ Forschungen, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 227
- ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl et al. (2021) “shteg”, in DPEWA. Digitales Philologisch-Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altalbanischen [DPEWA. Digital Philological-Etymological Dictionary of Old Albanian]