humnerë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• humbnerë, humbënerë

Etymology

A formation from humb (“to lose”) +‎ *nerë, singularized plural of *narë, from Proto-Indo-European *nerH-. Cognate with Russian нора́ (norá, “hole”), Serbo-Croatian ponor (“abyss”), Lithuanian nãras (“diving duck; diver”).

Noun

humnerë f (plural humnera, definite humnera, definite plural humnerat)

1. precipice, chasm, abyss

Declension

Declension of humnerë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	humnerë	humnera	humnera	humnerat
accusative		humnerën
dative	humnereje	humnerës	humnerave	humnerave
ablative			humnerash

Synonyms

• përrëpi

Related terms

• humb