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Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *upera (“upper”), etymologically related to Old High German obar and Latin super.[1] Alternatively a variant of shufër.[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
thupër f (plural thupra, definite thupra, definite plural thuprat)
- twig, rod
- bow (for a stringend instrument)
Declension
Derived terms
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “thupër”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 481–482
- ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “θuprε”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 92
Further reading
- Bardhi, Frang (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 181: “verber — Scop, ξupre, mhʃcicheie”
- Jungg, G. (1895) “ξξuper”, in Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary], page 164