badër
Albanian
Alternative forms
- badhër, bathër
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *bāstrā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰes- (“to blow”), compare Sanskrit भस्त्रा (bhástrā, “bellows”).[1] Alternatively from bardhë (“white”).[2]
Noun
badër f (plural badra, definite badra, definite plural badrat)
Declension
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | badër | badra | badra | badrat |
accusative | badrën | |||
dative | badre | badrës | badrave | badrave |
ablative | badrash |
Synonyms
- presh i egër
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “badër”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 13
- ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “badër”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 82