burrë

See also: burre

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂u-ro-, from *bʰuh₂- (“to be, become”). Close to Proto-Germanic *būraz (“inhabitant, dweller”). Possibly through Germanic.[2] Possibly related to Thracian [script needed] (bur).[3]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈburə/

Noun

burrë m (plural burra, definite burri, definite plural burrat)

  1. man (male person)
    Coordinate term: grua (“woman”)
  2. husband
  3. a brave male
    • 1988, Francesco Solano, Manuale di lingua albanese (overall work in Italian):
      […] por kush është burrë që t'ja varë maces zilen në qafe? — Gjithe minjtë heshtën, […]
      […] but who's brave enough to pin the bell to the neck of the cat? — All the mice fell silent, […]
  4. mister, lord

Declension
Declension of burrë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative burrë burra burri burrat
accusative burrin
dative burri burrave burrit burravet
ablative burrash

Derived terms

See also

References
  1. Λεξικόν της Ρωμαϊκοις και Αρβανητηκής Απλής (Lexicon of the simple Romaic and Arbanitic language), page 84, by Markos Botsaris
  2. Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian‎, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 233

Further reading
  • “burrë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
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