shtreze

Albanian

Etymology

Singularized plural of *shtër-ez, based on *shtërë, from shtroj (cf. shtredhë). Alternatively from Proto-Albanian *steura, from Proto-Germanic *steuro (“steering paddle, rudder, stern”), from *steurjan (“to steer”) (cf. Old English stéor).

Noun

shtreze f (plural shtreze, definite shtërza, definite plural shtrezet)

1. stern of a ship

Related terms

• shtyj
• shtreth