barrë
Albanian
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Albanian *barā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰor-eh₂ (“burden, load”), from *bʰer- (“to carry”). Cognate to Ancient Greek φορά (phorá, “burden, load”).[1] More at bie and bark.
Noun
editbarrë f (plural barrë, definite barra, definite plural barrët)
Declension
editDeclension of barrë
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editEtymology 2
editFrom Proto-Albanian *barnā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰor-n-eh₂, from *bʰer- (“to carry”). A singularized plural, cognate to Proto-Germanic *barną (“child”). Compare Old Norse barn (“child”).[2]
Noun
editbarrë f (plural barrë, definite barra, definite plural barrët)
- fetus, pregnancy, child
- Synonym: shtatzënësi
Declension
editDeclension of barrë
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editReferences
edit- ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 92
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “barrë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 19