See also: Vatra, vatră, Vatră, and vatrã

Czech edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vatra, ultimately from Proto-Iranian *ātr-. The exact route of descent is uncertain, though. Cognate with Ossetian арт (art, fire), Persian آدر (fire), Avestan 𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭 (ātar, fire), Pashto اور (fire) and also borrowed in Albanian vatër, Romanian vatră, Old Armenian ատր- (atr-).

Alternatively from Proto-Albanian *ōtar,[1][2][3] also from Proto-Iranian *ātr-.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

vatra f

  1. bonfire
  2. hearth

Declension edit

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “vatra”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 495–496
  2. ^ Domosileckaja, M. V. (2002) Albansko-vostočnoromanskij sopostavitelʹnyj ponjatijnyj slovarʹ: Skotovodčeskaja leksika [Albanian – Eastern Romance Comparative Conceptual Dictionary: The Pastoral Vocabulary] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Nauka, →ISBN, page 457
  3. ^ Mallory, J. P.; Adams, D. Q., editors (1997) Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 263

Further reading edit

  • vatra in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • vatra in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • vatra in Internetová jazyková příručka

Gagauz edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Romanian vatră (fireplace), in turn possibly from Albanian vatër, definite form vatra.

Noun edit

vatra (definite accusative vatrayı, plural vatralar)

  1. hearth

Romanian edit

Noun edit

vatra

  1. definite nominative/accusative singular of vatră

Serbo-Croatian edit

 
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Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vatra, ultimately from Proto-Iranian *ātr-. The exact route of descent is uncertain, though.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʋâtra/
  • Hyphenation: vat‧ra

Noun edit

vȁtra f (Cyrillic spelling ва̏тра)

  1. fire
    Synonym: òganj

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • vatra” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Anagrams edit