pranverë

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • prendverë, prëndverë, prandverë

Etymology

A phonosemantic calque of Late Latin prīma vēra (early spring), using pranë (near, close) +‎ verë (summer), the latter derived from Vulgar Latin *vēra (spring).

Pronunciation

  • (Tosk) IPA(key): /pɾänvɛɾə/
  • (Gheg) IPA(key): /pɹänvɛːɹ/
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Noun

pranverë f (plural pranvera, definite pranvera, definite plural pranverat)

  1. spring (season)
  2. (archaic) The eighth month in the Albanian pagan calendar

Declension

Declension of pranverë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative pranverë pranvera pranvera pranverat
accusative pranverën
dative pranvere pranverës pranverave pranverave
ablative pranverash

See also

Albanian pagan calendar months: muajedit