arrë

See also: arre, arré, and arrè

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *aruā, from Proto-Indo-European *areyis-. Compare Ancient Greek ἄρυα (árua), Latvian riẽksts, Old Church Slavonic орѣхъ (orěxŭ).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aːr/

Noun

arrë f (indefinite plural arra, definite singular arra, definite plural arrat)

  1. (botany) walnut (tree and fruit) (Juglans regia)

Derived terms

References
  1. Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: Investigations into the Albanian Inherited Lexicon] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 82
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