oborr

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Proto-Slavic *oborъ (compare Bulgarian обо́р (obór), Serbo-Croatian òbor).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /oˈbor/
  • Rhymes: -or
  • Hyphenation: o‧bórr

Noun

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oborr f (plural obórre, definite obórri, definite plural obórret)

  1. yard, courtyard
    Synonym: kopsht
  2. square
    Synonym: shesh
  3. (historical) collective's yard given to a family for personal use
  4. (collective) court (of a king or emperor)
    oborri mbretërorroyal court
  5. palace, court (residence of the sovereign)

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “oborr”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 306

Further reading

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  • “oborr”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980
  • oborr”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “oborr, obor”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 333