barrë

See also: barre and barré

Albanian

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

  1. burden, load
Declension
Declension of barrë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative barrë barrë barra barrët
accusative barrën
dative barre barrëve barrës barrëvet
ablative barrësh

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *barnā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰor-n-eh₂, from *bʰer- (“to carry”). A singularized plural, cognate to Proto-Germanic *barną (“child”). Compare Old Norse barn (“child”).[2]

Noun

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

  1. fetus, pregnancy, child
    Synonym: shtatzënësi
Declension
Declension of barrë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative barrë barrë barra barrët
accusative barrën
dative barre barrëve barrës barrëvet
ablative barrësh

References
  1. Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (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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