Albanian edit

Etymology edit

From earlier *shturrë, borrowed from Latin sturnus.[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

shturë f (plural shtura, definite shtura, definite plural shturat)

  1. (zoology) starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Synonyms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “shturë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1432
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shturë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 444