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Albanian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Albanian *wainā-, from Proto-Indo-European *woy(h₁)neh₂- < *wéyh₁ō (“wine”). Compare Ancient Greek οἶνος (oînos), Latin vīnum, German Wein.
Alternative forms
Noun
verë f (plural verëra, definite vera, definite plural verërat)
- wine
- cider
See also
References
- ^ Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 227
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 13
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *vēra, from Latin vēr (“spring”). Compare Romanian vară (“summer”).
Pronunciation
Noun
verë f (plural vera, definite vera, definite plural verat)
- summer
- (Acquaformosa) spring
- Synonym: pranverë
Declension
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References
Further reading
- Bardhi, F. (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 2: “aestas — verra”