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 unza, definite unza, definite plural unzat)

  1. 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 478
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