Shitësve

Shitësve is an Albanian term that functions as the oblique plural form of the noun shitës, meaning “sellers” or “vendors.” The base word shitës denotes a person who sells goods or services, i.e., a merchant or vendor. The form shitësve is used after prepositions and in other contexts where the oblique case is required, and it translates roughly as “to the sellers” or “of the sellers” depending on the syntactic construction.

Etymology and grammar: The noun shitës is formed from the verb shes, “to sell,” with the agent suffix -ës, a common pattern for occupational nouns in Albanian. The feminine counterpart is shitëse; the definite plural is shitësit. Shitësve is the plural oblique form used in phrases where the oblique case is required, such as after prepositions that govern this form.

Usage and context: The term appears in discussions of commerce, marketplaces, and informal economies in Albanian-speaking areas, including Albania, Kosovo, and neighboring regions, as well as among diaspora communities. It is a neutral descriptor for people who engage in selling and can appear in journalism, economic analysis, social studies, and everyday language. In context, it typically refers to groups of sellers rather than individuals, depending on sentence structure.

See also: Albanian language; Vendor; Market.