vrap

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *awa-rapa, derivative of *repa (to strip off, tear off) (modern rrjep). For sense development, compare Ancient Greek ἔδρᾱν (édrān, ran away), from δέρω (dérō, skin, flay).[1] More at rrjep. Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *werb- (to turn, wind). Compare Ancient Greek ῥάπτω (rháptō), Latin repens (sudden), Czech vráp (wrinkle), Lithuanian verpiù (to spin), Middle English wrappen (to wind).[2]

Noun

vrap m (plural vrape, definite vrapi, definite plural vrapet)

  1. running, race
    Synonym: vrapim

Declension

Declension of vrap
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vrap vrapi vrape vrapet
accusative vrapin
dative vrapi vrapit vrapeve vrapeve
ablative vrapesh

Derived terms

Verb

vrap (aorist vrapa)

  1. to run
  2. to hasten, race

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “514-5”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN
  2. ^ “Indogermanisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch”, J. Pokorny, 1959, Bern : Francke