Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *ga-wara, a prefixal derivative of varr.[1] Cf. also Aromanian gavrã, Romanian gaură.

Noun

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gavër f (plural gavra, definite gavra, definite plural gavrat)

  1. tree hollow
  2. cavity (of an organ of the human body)
  3. hollow (in a rock or ground), cave
  4. hole (in the tooth caused by disease)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gavër”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 111