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Barre

BAR'RE

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Noun.
Weights used in the E.Indies. The great bahar, for weighing pepper, cloves, nutmegs,&c., is 524 lb.9 oz. avoirdupoise. The little bahar, for weighing quicksilver, vermilion, ivory, silk, &c.,is 437 lbs. 9 oz.

Definition 2024

barrë

barrë

See also: barre and barré

Albanian

Noun

barrë f

  1. burden, load
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Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *barnā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‎(“to carry”). A singularized plural, cognate with Germanic *barną ‎(“child”). Compare Old Norse barn ‎(“child”)[2].

Noun

barrë f (indefinite plural barrë, definite singular barra, definite plural barrët)

  1. fetus, pregnancy, child
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References

  1. ↑ Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, p. 92
  2. ↑ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “barrë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 19

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *barā, from *bhor-eh₂ ‎(“burden, load”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‎(“to carry”). Cognate to Ancient Greek φορά ‎(phorá, “burden, load”)[1]. More at bie and bark.

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