urë

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ure"

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *warā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer- (“to cover”) (compare Messapic urios (“doors”), Oscan veru (“door”), Old Norse vǫr (“row of stones”), ver (“dam”)). Connected to placename Bylazora.^[1]

Alternatively, from Proto-Albanian *urā < *(H)urā- or *(H)u̯r̥Hā-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ur-é-h₂- (“pile bridge”).^[2]

Noun

urë f (plural ura, definite ura)

1. bridge
2. (technical) axletree
3. (agricultural) wooden underpart of an ox-yoke frame
4. (agricultural) sole, slade of a plow
5. (architecture) ridgeboard (of roof), ridgepole

Declension

Declension of urë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	urë	ura	ura	urat
accusative		urën
dative	ure	urës	urave	urave
ablative			urash

Synonyms

• underpart of ox-yoke: urezë, urëz
• sole, slade: urëz, pllak
• ridgepole: kulmar

Derived terms

• urezë, urëkalim, urëz, urëzoj

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *warā, from Proto-Indo-European *werh₁- (“boil, cook”) (compare Lithuanian vérdu, Serbo-Croatian váriti).

Noun

urë f (plural ura, definite ura)

1. piece of burning wood used for light or fire
2. firebrand, torch

Derived terms

• urës, urëzak

Related terms

• udhos, urlë

References

1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “urë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 488
2. Demiraj, Bardhyl / Imberciadori, Giulio (2023): ÚR|Ë1 . In: DPEWA.URL: https://www.dpwa.gwi.uni-muenchen.de/dictionary/?lemmaid=20923