urë

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Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *warā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer- (“to cover”) (compare Messapic urios (“doors”), Oscan veru (“door”), Old Norse vǫr (“row of stones”), ver (“dam”)). Connected to placename Bylazora[1]

Noun

urë f (plural ura, definite ura)

  1. bridge
  2. (technical) axletree
  3. (agricultural) wooden underpart of an ox-yoke frame
  4. (agricultural) sole, slade of a plow
  5. (architecture) ridgeboard (of roof), ridgepole
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Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *warā, from Proto-Indo-European *werh₁- (“boil, cook”) (compare Lithuanian vérdu, Serbo-Croatian váriti).

Noun

urë f (plural ura, definite ura)

  1. piece of burning wood used for light or fire
  2. firebrand, torch
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References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “urë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 488
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