vatër
See also: váter, vàter, Vater, and Väter
Albanian
Alternative forms
- votër (Gheg)
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *ōtr- Ultimately derived from *h₂ehₓ-tr-eh₂< Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₁ter- (“fire”). Cognate to Latin āter (“black”) and Proto-Iranian *ātr-. The Slavic and Romance words were probably borrowed from Albanian, due to the Ō to V transformation observed exlusively in Albanian, see varfër, vesh, verbër and vadhë[1][2]
Noun
vatër f (indefinite plural vatra, definite singular vatra, definite plural vatrat)
- fireplace, fireside, hearth
- (figuratively) home, family circle
- small plot of ground
- (geometry) focal point
- (anatomy) nerve center
- (medicine) focus, hotbed
- (mythology) sustainer of continuity between the world and the dead[3]
Declension
Declension of vatër
| indefinite forms (trajta të pashquara) | definite forms (trajta të shquara) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (numri njëjës) | plural (numri shumës) | singular (numri njëjës) | plural (numri shumës) | ||
| nominative (emërore) | (një) vatër | (disa) vatra | vatra | vatrat | |
| accusative (kallëzore) | (një) vatër | (disa) vatra | vatrën | vatrat | |
| genitive (gjinore) (i/e/të/së) | (një) vatre | (disa) vatrave | vatrës | vatrave | |
| dative (dhanore) | (një) vatre | (disa) vatrave | vatrës | vatrave | |
| ablative (rrjedhore) (prej) | (një) vatre | (disa) vatrash | vatrës | vatrave | |
Hyponyms
- vatër kulture (“community center”)
- vatër malarje (“hotbed of malaria”)
- vatër moçalizimi (“swampy plot of land”)
Idioms
- në krye të vatrës (“in the place of honor”)
References
- “99. The dialectology of Albanian”, in Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics, de Gruyter Mouton, 2018, →ISBN
- Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, Routledge, 1997, →ISBN, (EIEC)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vat%C3%ABr