vitore

Albanian

Etymology

Either from Latin victoria ‘victory’[1] or a derivative of vis, cognate to Lithuanian vietà (“place”).

Noun

vitore f (indefinite plural vitore, definite singular vitora, definite plural vitoret)

  1. mythical serpent (keeper of the house)
  2. fairy, fate
  3. mother (of many children)

References
  1. A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, V.Orel, Koninklijke Brill ,Leiden 2000, p.510
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