vrau

Albanian

Verb

vrau

1. third-person singular aorist indicative of vras

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• brau (Mezzaselva)

Etymology

From Middle High German vrouwe, vrowe, from Old High German frouwa (“lady”). Cognate with German Frau.

Noun

vrau f (plural vraun, diminutive vròille) (Sette Comuni)

1. lady (woman of the upper class)

   Z'ist an hüppasa vrau. ― She is a respectable lady.

   de hòlighe Vrau ― the Virgin Mary (literally, “the holy Lady”)

   Vraun mòant och raiche baibar. ― Ladies are rich women.

2. wife

   Synonym: baip

Declension

Declension of vrau (6th declension)

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	an	de	vrau	de	vraun
accusative	an	de	vrau	de	vraun
dative	anara	dar	vraun	in	vraun

References

• “brau” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974), Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Galician

Alternative forms

• vrán, verán

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin (tempus) *veranum, from Latin vēr (“spring”).

Noun

vrau m (plural vraus)

1. summer

   Synonym: estío

See also

Seasons in Galician · estacións (layout · text) · category
primavera (“spring”)	estío, verán (“summer”)	outono (“autumn”)	inverno (“winter”)