barrë

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See also: barre and barré

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *barā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰor-eh₂ (burden, load), from *bʰer- (to carry). Cognate to Ancient Greek φορά (phorá, burden, load).[1] More at bie and bark.

Noun

barrë f (plural barrë, definite barra, definite plural barrët)

  1. burden, load
Declension

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *barnā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰor-n-eh₂, from *bʰer- (to carry). A singularized plural, cognate to Proto-Germanic *barną (child). Compare Old Norse barn (child).[2]

Noun

barrë f (plural barrë, definite barra, definite plural barrët)

  1. fetus, pregnancy, child
    Synonym: shtatzënësi
Declension

References

  1. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: ] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 92
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “barrë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 19