shtriqem

      Albanian

      Etymology

      From Proto-Indo-European *streg-, *treg- (stiff, rigid). Compare German strecken (to stretch, straighten, elongate), Danish strække (to stretch), Swedish sträcka (to stretch). Alternatively from tërheq, with privative sh- suffix.

      Verb

      shtriqem (first-person singular past tense shtroqa, participle shtriqur)

      1. to stretch (one's arms or body)
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      Last modified on 7 February 2013, at 12:27