arë

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See also: are, Are, -are, -aré, åre, aré, āre, and ārē

Albanian

arë

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *arwā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂rh₃uer-, from root Proto-Indo-European *h₂rh₃ (arable land, soil); compare *h₂erh₃- (to plough). Cognate to Latin arvum (corn-field), Ancient Greek ἄρουρα (ároura, arable land).[1] Related to arbën and arbër. See arbën (Albanian) for more.

Pronunciation

Noun

arë f (plural ara, definite ara, definite plural arat)

  1. arable land
  2. field

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, pages 80-81