ursã
See also: ursa
Aromanian
Alternative forms
- aursã
Etymology
Inherited from Latin ursa (“she-bear”). For the prevalence of a feminine form compare Greek αρκούδα (arkoúda) and Macedonian мечка (mečka).
Noun
References
- Cunia, Tiberius (2010) “ursã”, in Dictsiunar a Limbãljei Armãneascã (in Aromanian), Constanța: Editura Cartea Aromãnã, page 1067b
- Papahagi, T. (1974) “úrsă”, in Dicționarul dialectului aromân, general și etimologic, 2nd edition (overall work in Romanian and French), Bucharest, page 1245
- Nikolaḯdis, K. (1909) “ούρσᾰ”, in Ετυμολογικόν λεξικόν της Κουτσοβλαχικής γλώσσης [Etymologikón lexikón tis Koutsovlachikís glóssis] (in Greek), Athens: Τύποις Π. Δ. Σακελλαρίου [Týpois P. D. Sakellaríou], page 396
- Dalametra, I. (1906) “ùrsă”, in Dicționar macedo-român (in Romanian), Bucharest, page 215b
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