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urë

“urë” is an Albanian word. Its 7 meanings in English:

noun

  1. bridge
  2. axletree
  3. wooden underpart of an ox-yoke frame
  4. sole, slade of a plow
  5. ridgeboard (of roof), ridgepole
  6. piece of burning wood used for light or fire
  7. firebrand, torch

Etymology

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. Alternatively, from Proto-Albanian *urā < *(H)urā- or *(H)u̯r̥Hā-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ur-é-h₂- (“pile bridge”).

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