agër

Albanian

Alternative forms

• agërë

Etymology

Unknown. Has been tentatively connected with magar (“donkey”) and derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- (“heavy”).

Noun

agër m

1. (obsolete) donkey, ass

   Synonyms: gomar, magar

   • 1555, Gjon Buzuku, Meshari‎^[2], page of ms. A: 061r, of ms. B: 071r, lines 35–38:

     e / ȣ engriti Abɿaami ẽdenatanet: e vu sama / re aћerit tii: e muoɿ dȣ trima meh vetehe / ne

     [E u ëngriti Abrāmi ëndënatanet, e vu samarë agërit tī, e muor dy trima me vetëhenë]

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Related terms

• agërinjë f, gare f (“female donkey”)