humnerë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• humbnerë, humbënerë

Etymology

A formation from humb (“to lose”) +‎ *nerë, singularized plural of *narë, from Proto-Indo-European *nerH-. Cognate with Russian нора́ (norá, “hole”), Serbo-Croatian ponor (“abyss”), Lithuanian nãras (“diving duck; diver”).

Noun

humnerë f (plural humnera, definite humnera, definite plural humnerat)

1. precipice, chasm, abyss

Declension

Declension of humnerë

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	humnerë	humnera	humnera	humnerat
accusative			humnerën
dative	humnere	humnerave	humnerës	humneravet
ablative		humnerash

Synonyms

• përrëpi

Related terms

• humb