shtrap

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *strapa, cognate to Middle High German straf (“tight”), Lithuanian parstrapìnti (“to drag oneself back”)[1].

Noun

shtrap m (indefinite plural shtrape, definite singular shtrapi, definite plural shtrapet)

  1. scum, pond scum
  2. spiderweb, cobweb

Derived terms
  • shtrapër
  • shtrapëzohem
  • shtrapëzuar
  • shtrapnon, shtrapnjen

Synonyms

References
  1. A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, V.Orel, Koninklijke Brill ,Leiden 2000, p.441
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