thjeshtër

Albanian

Etymology

Alteration of fjeshtër (Arbëreshë), borrowed from Latin filiaster (“step-son”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθjeʃtər/
• Rhymes: -əɾ

Noun

thjeshtër m (plural thjeshtër, definite thjeshtri, definite plural thjeshtrit)

1. stepson
2. stepchild

Related terms

• thjeshtërë
• thjeshtëri

References

• “thjeshtër”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
• “thjeshtër”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006