shperr

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *sparja, from Proto-Indo-European *sper-. Compare Old English spær (“sparing, scant”), Latin (pro)sperus (“lucky”), Old Church Slavonic споръ (sporŭ, “plentiful”), Ancient Greek σπαρνός (sparnós, “rare”), Sanskrit स्फिर (sphirá, “thick”).

Verb

shperr (first-person singular past tense shperra, participle shperrur)

  1. to win, earn (money)
  2. to drain, wear out (energies)
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