epër

See also: eper

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *apir, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi (“on, upon”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “on top of”). Alternatively, Orel constructs Proto-Albanian *eupera, a secondary analogical ablaut variant of Proto-Indo-European *upér.[1]

Adverb

epër

  1. high, up, upward, above, overhead, upwards, aboard

Derived terms
  • epërm, epërmi, epërme, epërsi, epërsia, epërsitë
  • mësipërm, mësipërme
  • sipërm, sipërme
  • tepër, tepërt, tepërm, tepërmi
  • vepër

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “epër”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 89

Further reading
  • adjective "(i) epërm / (i) épërm" m. (engl. upper) - f. (e) épërme / (e) épërme • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)
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