FromProto-Albanian*birjā, fromProto-Indo-European*bʰerH-(“to bore, dig”) (compareEnglishbore,Latinforāre). Probably a metathesized form *briə, frombrij.
birë f (pluralbira, definitebira, definite pluralbirat)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | birë | bira | bira | birat |
| accusative | birën | |||
| dative | bire | birës | birave | birave |
| ablative | birash | |||