zhytër

Albanian

Alternative forms

• zhytërr — Gheg

Etymology

From zhyt (“to dive in, to immerse”) +‎ -ër.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʒytəɾ/
• Rhymes: -ytəɾ
• Hyphenation: zhý‧tër

Noun

zhytër f (plural zhýtra, definite zhýtra, definite plural zhýtrat)

1. common pochard (Aythya ferina)

   Synonym: shqitëz

Further reading

• “zhytër”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
• “zhytër”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “zhyt […] -ër”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 589