shtrap

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Albanian

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Etymology

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

Noun

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

  1. scum, pond scum
  2. spiderweb, cobweb

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shtrap”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 441
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