urë

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ure"

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *warā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer- (“to cover”) (compare Messapic urios (“doors”), Oscan veru (“door”), Old Norse vǫr (“row of stones”), ver (“dam”)). Connected to placename Bylazora[1]

Noun

urë f (plural ura, definite ura)

  1. bridge
  2. (technical) axletree
  3. (agricultural) wooden underpart of an ox-yoke frame
  4. (agricultural) sole, slade of a plow
  5. (architecture) ridgeboard (of roof), ridgepole
Synonyms
  • underpart of ox-yoke: urezë, urëz
  • sole, slade: urëz, pllak
  • ridgepole: kulmar
Derived terms
  • urezë, urëkalim, urëz, urëzoj

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *warā, from Proto-Indo-European *werh₁- (“boil, cook”) (compare Lithuanian vérdu, Serbo-Croatian váriti).

Noun

urë f (plural ura, definite ura)

  1. piece of burning wood used for light or fire
  2. firebrand, torch
Derived terms
  • urës, urëzak

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “urë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 488
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.