horë

See also: hore, hóre, ĥore, höre, and høre

Albanian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Greek χώρα (chóra, “town, country”). See also Greek χωριό (chorió, “village”) and Aromanian hoarã (“village”).

Noun

hórë f

1. (Arbëresh) town, city
2. (Gheg) village/town; to become infamous/an embarrassment in the town

   U bâna horë

   I became an embarrassment

   Na bâne horë

   You embarrassed us

Etymology 2

Most probably from Proto-Slavic *gъrnъ. Compare Belarusian го́ран (hóran).

Noun

horë

1. fire

   Synonyms: flakë, zjarr

Further reading

• “horë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
• “horë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006