barrë

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See also: barre and barré

Albanian

Etymology 1

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

Noun

barrë f

  1. burden, load

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Albanian *barnā, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to carry”). A singularized plural, cognate with Germanic *barną (“child”). Compare Old Norse barn (“child”).[2]

Noun

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

  1. fetus, pregnancy, child

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, page 92
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “barrë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 19
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