bërrakë
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Albanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A formation from birë, with similar -r- > -rr- change as in bërryl.[1] Related to Greek βράγος (vrágos, “shallows”). Jokl argues for a substrate origin, identifying the word with the ancient Balkan stem bar- in river names. [2]
Noun[edit]
bërrakë f (plural bërraka, definite bërraka, definite plural bërrakat)
Declension[edit]
Declension of bërrakë
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “bërrakë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 23
- ^ Jokl - Reallex. Vorgesch. I 84-87