vatra
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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-.
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vatra f
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References edit
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “vatra”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 495–496
- ^ 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
- ^ Mallory, J. P.; Adams, D. Q., editors (1997) Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 263
Further reading edit
Gagauz edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Romanian vatră (“fireplace”), in turn possibly from Albanian vatër, definite form vatra.
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Romanian edit
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vatra
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vatra, ultimately from Proto-Iranian *ātr-. The exact route of descent is uncertain, though.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vȁtra f (Cyrillic spelling ва̏тра)
Declension edit
Declension of vatra
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “vatra” in Hrvatski jezični portal