verë
Albanian edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Albanian *wainā-, from Proto-Indo-European *woy(h₁)neh₂- < *wéyh₁ō (“wine”). Compare Ancient Greek οἶνος (oînos), Latin vīnum, German Wein.[1][2]
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
verë f (plural verëra, definite vera, definite plural verërat)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Schumacher, Stefan; Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 227
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 13
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *vēra, from Latin vēr (“spring”). Compare Romanian vară (“summer”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
verë f (plural vera, definite vera, definite plural verat)
- summer
- (Acquaformosa) spring[1]
- Synonym: pranverë
Declension edit
Declension of verë
Related terms edit
See also edit
- (seasons) stinë; pranverë, verë, vjeshtë, dimër (Category: sq:Seasons)
References edit
- ^ AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 311: “la primavera” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
Further reading edit
- Bardhi, F. (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (in Latin), page 2: “aestas — verra”