Shtesa
Shtesa is a term used in Albanian linguistics to denote a suffix or affix attached to the end of a base word. The word shtesa itself means “addition” or “appendix” in Albanian, reflecting its role as something added to a root to produce a new form or meaning. Shtesas are a central part of Albanian morphology and function to modify words to express grammatical features or to derive new words.
Shtesas appear at the end of stems and can affect a word’s form or function. They can
Common functions of shtesa include marking grammatical categories (such as definiteness in nouns) and forming new
Examples are used to illustrate the concept, such as the noun qen (dog) taking the suffix -i
Shtesa is a foundational concept in Albanian grammar and is important for linguistic analysis, language teaching,