stërdhëmb

Albanian

Etymology

From stër- (“over-”) +‎ dhëmb (“tooth”).[1]

Noun

stërdhëmb m (plural stërdhëmbë, definite stërdhëmbi)

  1. crooked tooth, snaggletooth
    Synonym: katarosh

References
  1. Newmark, L., Hubbard, P., Prifti, P. (1982) Standard Albanian: a reference grammar for students, Stanford University Press, →ISBN, § 3.4.2, page 172

Further reading
  • “stërdhëmb”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • “stërdhëmb”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
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