upri
See also: upři
Albanian edit
Etymology edit
Based on an unattested *upër, continuing Proto-Albanian *upera, cognate to Ancient Greek ὕπερος (húperos, “pestle”), Old High German obaro (“upper”).[1]
Noun edit
upri f (plural unza, definite unza, definite plural unzat)
- group of peasants helping another peasant with chores in his farm
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “upri”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 478