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Albanian
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Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂u-ro-, from *bʰuh₂- (“to be, become”). Close to Proto-Germanic *būraz (“inhabitant, dweller”). Possibly through Germanic. Possibly related to Thracian (bur).
Pronunciation
Noun
burrë m (plural burra, definite burri, definite plural burrat)
- man (male person)
- Coordinate term: grua (“woman”)
- husband
- a brave male
1988, Francesco Solano, Manuale di lingua albanese (overall work in Italian):[…] por kush është burrë që t'ja varë maces zilen në qafe? — Gjithe minjtë heshtën, […]- but who's brave enough to pin the bell to the neck of the cat? — All the mice fell silent,
- mister, lord
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Further reading
- “burrë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006