shtriqem

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)treg-, *streg-, *treg- (“stiff, rigid”). Compare German strecken (“to stretch, straighten, elongate”), English stretch. Alternatively from sh- (privative suffix) +‎ ndryqem.

Verb

shtriqem (aorist shtroqa, participle shtriqur)

1. to stretch (one's arms or body)

Related terms

• ndryqem
• shtrij
• shtroj