barrë

See also: barre and barré

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *barā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰor-eh₂ (burden, load), from *bʰer- (to carry). Cognate to Ancient Greek φορά (phorá, burden, load).[1] More at bie and bark.

Noun

barrë f (plural barrë, definite barra, definite plural barrët)

  1. burden, load
Declension
Declension of barrë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative barrë barra barrë barrët
accusative barrën
dative barre barrës barrëve barrëve
ablative barrësh

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *barnā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰor-n-eh₂, from *bʰer- (to carry). A singularized plural, cognate to Proto-Germanic *barną (child). Compare Old Norse barn (child).[2]

Noun

barrë f (plural barrë, definite barra, definite plural barrët)

  1. fetus, pregnancy, child
    Synonym: shtatzënësi
Declension
Declension of barrë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative barrë barra barrë barrët
accusative barrën
dative barre barrës barrëve barrëve
ablative barrësh

References

  1. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 92
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “barrë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 19