bërrakë
Albanian
editEtymology
editA 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
editbërrakë f (plural bërraka, definite bërraka, definite plural bërrakat)
Declension
editDeclension of bërrakë
Related terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “bërrakë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 23
- ^ Jokl - Reallex. Vorgesch. I 84-87