ylber

See also: Ylber

Albanian

Etymology

Compound of Proto-Albanian *ulnā (“forearm”) and *bōra (“bow”), mirror image of bërryl (“elbow”). More at bërryl.

Alternatively, from yll (“star”) +‎ ber (“bow”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ylbɛɹ/

Noun

ylber m

  1. rainbow

Declension

Declension of ylber
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ylber ylberi ylbere ylberet
accusative ylberin
dative ylberi ylberit ylbereve ylbereve
ablative ylberesh
  • Ylberina (surname)

References

  1. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl et al. (2021) “ylber”, in DPEWA. Digitales Philologisch-Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altalbanischen [DPEWA. Digital Philological-Etymological Dictionary of Old Albanian]

Further reading

  • “ylber”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “ylber”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[2]
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