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

Declension

Declension of zhytër

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	zhytër	zhytra	zhytra	zhytrat
accusative		zhytrën
dative	zhytre	zhytrës	zhytrave	zhytrave
ablative			zhytrash

Further reading

• “zhytër”, 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]‎, 1980
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “zhyt […] -ër”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 589