bërrakë

Albanian edit

Etymology edit

A formation from birë, with similar -r- > -rr- change as in bërryl.^[1] Related to Greek βράγος (vrágos, “shallows”). Jokl argues for a substrate origin, identifying the word with the ancient Balkan stem bar- in river names. ^[2]

Noun edit

bërrakë f (plural bërraka, definite bërraka, definite plural bërrakat)

muddy pool, pond, swamp

Declension edit

Declension of bërrakë

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	bërrakë	bërraka	bërraka	bërrakat
accusative	bërrakë	bërraka	bërrakën	bërrakat
dative	bërrake	bërrakave	bërrakës	bërrakavet
ablative	bërrake	bërrakash	bërrakës	bërrakavet

Related terms edit

birë

References edit

^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “bërrakë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 23
^ Jokl - Reallex. Vorgesch. I 84-87

[1] Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “bërrakë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 23

[2] Jokl - Reallex. Vorgesch. I 84-87

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