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Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *apsera or *asper(a), representing a contamination of *aps, reflected in Ancient Greek ἄψ (áps, “backwards”), a variant of Proto-Indo-European *apo- (“off, away”), with Proto-Indo-European *apero-. Cognate to Sanskrit अपर (ápara, “posterior, later, following”), Gothic 𐌰𐍆𐌰𐍂 (afar, “after”), Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎼 (a-p-r /apara/, “later, after”), Avestan 𐬀𐬞𐬀𐬭𐬀 (apara, “more behind, later”).[1]
Alternatively, from a + -fër.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /afˈəɾ/ (Standard Albanian, Tosk)
- IPA(key): /afˈəɹ/ (Gheg)
Preposition
afër (+ ablative)
- at, beside, by, near, nearby, near to, next to
Derived terms
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “afër”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 1
- ^ Orel, Vladimir. (1998). Albanian Etymological Dictionary.p 22
Further reading
- “afër”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language] (in Albanian), 1980
- “afër”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
- afër • "Fjalë - Fjalor Shqip" ('Word - Albanian Dictionary')