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arrë

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See also: arre, arré, and arrè

Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *aruā, from Proto-Indo-European *areyis-. Compare Ancient Greek ἄρυα (árua), Latvian riẽksts, Old Church Slavonic орѣхъ (orěxŭ).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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arrë f (plural arra, definite arra, definite plural arrat)

  1. (botany) walnut (tree and fruit) (Juglans regia)

Declension

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Declension of arrë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative arrë arra arra arrat
accusative arrën
dative arre arrës arrave arrave
ablative arrash

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 82

Further reading

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  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[2], 1980
  • arrë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “arrë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary[3]