upri

See also: upři

Albanian

Etymology

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

Noun

upri f (plural upri, definite upria, definite plural upritë)

  1. (historical) group of peasants helping another peasant with chores in his farm

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “upri”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 487
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