gavër

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *ga-wara, a prefixal derivative of varr.[1]

Noun

gavër f (indefinite plural gavra, definite singular gavra, definite plural gavrat)

  1. tree hollow
  2. cavity (of an organ of the human body)
  3. hollow (in a rock or ground), cave
  4. hole (in the tooth caused by disease)

Derived terms

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998) Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 111
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