upri

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Albanian

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Etymology

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

Noun

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

  1. group of peasants helping another peasant with chores in his farm
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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “upri”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 478
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