Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ber +‎ -onjë feminine suffix. Alternatively from Proto-Albanian *bara (naked) from Proto-Germanic *bazaz,[1] possibly through Gothic.

Noun

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beronjë f

  1. Montpellier snake (Malpolon monspessulanus Herns)
  2. barren woman or soil
  3. (Tosk) European holly (Ilex aquifolium)
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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “beronjë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 21