verë

See also: vere, Vere, vére, veré, and vêre

Albanian

Alternative forms

venë

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *wainā-, from Proto-Indo-European *woy(h₁)neh₂- < *wéyh₁ō (“wine”). Compare Ancient Greek οἶνος (oînos), Latin vīnum, German Wein.[1][2]

Noun

verë f (indefinite plural verëra, definite singular vera, definite plural verërat)

wine
cider

Related terms

hardhi

Etymology 2

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin *vēra, from Latin vēr (“spring”). Compare Romanian vară.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈvɛɾə], [vɛɹ]

Noun

verë f (indefinite plural vera, definite singular vera, definite plural verat)

summer

Declension

Declension of verë

	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) verë	(disa) vera	vera	verat
accusative (kallëzore)	(një) verë	(disa) vera	verën	verat
genitive (gjinore) (i/e/të/së)	(një) vere	(disa) verave	verës	veravet
dative (dhanore)	(një) vere	(disa) verave	verës	veravet
ablative (rrjedhore) (prej)	(një) vere	(disa) verash	verës	veravet

Related terms

pranverë

References

Schumacher, Stefan; Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 227
Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian‎, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 13

[1] Schumacher, Stefan; Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 227

[2] Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian‎, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 13