upri

Albanian

Etymology

Based on an unattested *upër, from Proto-Albanian *upera, cognate to Ancient Greek ὕπερος (húperos, “pestle”), Old High German obaro (“upper”).[1]

Noun

upri f (indefinite plural unza, definite singular unza, definite plural unzat)

  1. group of peasants (helping another peasant with chores)

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998) Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 478
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