varfër
Albanian
Alternative forms
- i vorfën (Gheg)
Etymology
From earlier vorfënë, from Proto-Albanian *wɔrfana-, ultimately from Ancient Greek ὀρφανός (orphanós),[1] probably through Latin orphanus. Compare Aromanian oarfãn, archaic Romanian oarfăn.
Pronunciation
Adjective
i varfër (feminine plural të varfra)
- poor (having little money)
Antonyms
References
- ^ Stefan Schumacher & Joachim Matzinger, Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 2013), 2254.