sternë
Albanian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Greek στέρνα (stérna). Doublet of cisternë.
Alternative forms
- sterrë, sterë — dialectal
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsteɾnə/
- Rhymes: -eɾnə
Noun
sternë f (plural sternë, definite sterna, definite plural sternat)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | sternë | sterna | sterna | sternat |
| accusative | sternën | |||
| dative | sterne | sternës | sternave | sternave |
| ablative | sternash | |||
References
- FGJSSH (1980), page 1789b: “stérn/ë,~a”
- Mann (1948), page 460b: “sternë”, “sterë” → “sternë”
- Çabej SE, vol. 7, pages 22f.: “sterrë sternë”
- Topalli (2017), page 1348a: “stérnë”
- Çekrezi (1923), page 141: “reservoir” → “sternë”
- Kume (2020), page 104: “stérn/ë,~a”
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Sicilian sternu, in the shared collocation vecchiu sternu = plak sternë.
Adjective
sternë (feminine sterne) (Piana)
- decrepit
- Synonyms: (standard) i rraskapitur, i lodhur
- 1923, Giuseppe Schirò, Canti tradizionali ed altri saggi delle colonie albanesi di Sicilia, Naples: L. Pierro, page 451:
- Njæ héræ é njæ héræ íshæn dȳ mótra pláka stérne é shúmæ tæ vapæka, çæ rrījæn te njæ kasóllæ.
- [Një herë e një herë ishën dȳ motra plaka sterne e shumë të vapëka, çë rrījën te një kasollë.]
- A long time ago there were two decrepit old and very poor sisters, who lived in a hut.
References
- Giordano (1963), page 448a: “stérnë”
- Gerbino (2010), page 115: “stérnë”
- Kamsi (2000), page 252a: “sterne”