agër

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Albanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unknown. Has been tentatively connected with magar (“donkey”) and derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- (“heavy”).[1]

Noun[edit]

agër m

  1. (obsolete) donkey, ass
    Synonyms: gomar, magar
    • 1555, Gjon Buzuku, Meshari‎[2], page of ms. A: 061r, of ms. B: 071r, lines 35–38:
      e / ȣ engriti Abɿaami ẽdenatanet: e vu sama / re aћerit tii: e muoɿ dȣ trima meh vetehe / ne
      [E u ëngriti Abrāmi ëndënatanet, e vu samarë agërit tī, e muor dy trima me vetëhenë]
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References[edit]

  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2011) “ágër(ë)”, in Nga vepra “Fjalor etimologjik i gjuhës shqipe” (Studime Filologjike)‎[1], numbers 1–2, page 11f.
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