Albanian

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Albanian *wainā-, from Proto-Indo-European *woy(h₁)neh₂- < *wéyh₁ō (wine). Compare Ancient Greek οἶνος (oînos), Latin vīnum, German Wein.[1][2][3]

Alternative forms

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Noun

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verë f (plural verëra, definite vera, definite plural verërat)

  1. wine
  2. cider
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References

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  1. ^ Forschungen, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 227
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 13
  3. ^ Neri, Sergio / Demiraj, Bardhyl (2023): VÉR|Ë2 -a. In: DPEWA.URL: https://www.dpwa.gwi.uni-muenchen.de/dictionary/?lemmaid=21817

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *vēra, from Latin vēr (spring). Compare Romanian vară (summer).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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verë f (plural vera, definite vera, definite plural verat)

  1. summer
  2. (Acquaformosa) spring[1]
    Synonym: pranverë
Declension
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Declension of verë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative verë vera vera verat
accusative verën
dative vere verës verave verave
ablative verash
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References

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  1. ^ 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

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