stërqokë

Albanian

Etymology

Diminutive with prefixed with stër- (“great”) +‎ qok (“pecker”) +‎ -ë. Similar to stërkas and qokth.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stəɾˈcɔkə/

Noun

stërqókë f (plural stërqoka, definite stërqoka, definite plural stërqokat)

  1. (zoology) jackdaw
    Synonyms: cicokë, cirikokë

Declension

Declension of stërqokë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stërqokë stërqoka stërqoka stërqokat
accusative stërqokën
dative stërqoke stërqokës stërqokave stërqokave
ablative stërqokash

Noun

stërqokë

  1. indefinite nominative/accusative plural of stërqok (“male jackdaw”)

See also

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “stërqokë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 402

Further reading

  • “stërqokë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • Mann, S. E. (1948), “stërqok”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 461
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