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]

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

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