English

Adjective

burra ‎(comparative more burra, superlative most burra)

1. (India) Big or important — used as a title of respect

   a burra sahib

References

• Oxford Dictionaries
• Merriam-Webster

Albanian

Noun

burra m pl

1. plural of burrë

Asturian

Noun

burra f ‎(plural burres)

1. donkey (a domestic animal)

Irish

Etymology

Borrowing from Middle English burre, perhaps from Old English byrst ‎(“bristle”).

Noun

burra m ‎(genitive singular burra, nominative plural burraí)

1. (engineering, metallurgy) burr
2. Alternative form of barra ‎(“bar; (sand)bar; tack”)

Declension

Mutation

References

• "burra" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Latin

Etymology

From burrus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbur.ra/, [ˈbʊr.ra]

Noun

burra f ‎(genitive burrae); first declension

1. A small cow with a red mouth or muzzle
2. A shaggy garment
   1. (plural) trifles, nonsense

Inflection

First declension.

Descendants

• English: burel
• Italian: burla
• Portuguese: borra, burel, borla, burla
• Spanish: borra, burla

Adjective

burra

1. nominative feminine singular of burrus
2. vocative feminine singular of burrus
3. nominative neuter plural of burrus
4. accusative neuter plural of burrus
5. vocative neuter plural of burrus

References

• burra in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• BURRA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “burra”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Portuguese

Adjective

burra f sg

1. Feminine singular of adjective burro.

Spanish

Etymology

Feminine of burro.

Noun

burra f ‎(plural burras, masculine burro)

1. she-ass

See also

• borra