barrë

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

Noun

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

  1. fetus, pregnancy, child

References
  1. Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, p. 92
  2. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “barrë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 19
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