burrë

See also: burre

Albanian

Alternative forms

• μπούρ (/⁠bur⁠/), πούρ (/⁠pur⁠/) — Arvanitika
• burr, bunnë — Gheg

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂u-ro-, from *bʰuh₂- (“to be, become”). Close to Proto-Germanic *būraz (“inhabitant, dweller”). Possibly through Germanic. Possibly related to Thracian [script needed] (bur).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈburə/

Noun

burrë m (plural burra, definite burri, definite plural burrat)

1. man (male person)

   Coordinate term: grua (“woman”)

2. husband
3. a brave male
   • 1988, Francesco Solano, Manuale di lingua albanese (overall work in Italian):

     […] por kush është burrë që t'ja varë maces zilen në qafe? — Gjithe minjtë heshtën, […]

     […] but who's brave enough to pin the bell to the neck of the cat? — All the mice fell silent, […]

4. mister, lord

Declension

Declension of burrë

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	burrë	burra	burri	burrat
accusative			burrin
dative	burri	burrave	burrit	burrave
ablative		burrash

Derived terms

• burrac
• burracak
• burracakëri
• burran
• burras
• burravegël
• burrec
• burrëreshë
• burrëri
• burrëror
• burrneshë

 

See also

• bari
• mashkull
• njeri
• trim

Further reading

• “burrë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006