vrer

Albanian

Alternative forms

• vner — Gheg

Etymology

From Latin venenum (“potion, poison”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɾeɾ/
• Rhymes: -eɾ

Noun

vrer m (definite vréri)

1. (physiology) bile, gall

   Synonym: bilë (technical)

2. poison, venom (of a snake)

   Synonym: helm

3. bitter extract of some plants
4. (Arvanitika) lye, buck
5. (figurative) great sadness, bitterness

   Synonym: hidhërim

6. (figurative) hate, resentment, rage

   Synonyms: urrejtje, zemërim

Declension

Declension of vrer

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	vrer	vreri
accusative		vrerin
dat./abl.	vreri	vrerit

Adjective

vrer

1. (figurative) bitter

   Synonym: i hidhëruar

Derived terms

• vrerët
• vrerohem
• vreroj
• vreros
• vrerosem
• vrerosur
• vrertë

 

Further reading

• “vrer”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
• “vrer”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2006
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “vner”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 561