agër

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unknown. Has been tentatively connected with magar (donkey) and derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- (heavy).[1]

Noun

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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]
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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References

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  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2011) “ágër(ë)”, in Nga vepra “Fjalor etimologjik i gjuhës shqipe” (Studime Filologjike)‎[1], numbers 1–2, page 11f.