Erërave

Erërave is a morphological form in Albanian that derives from the noun erë, meaning wind. The base word erë is used for a single wind, while erërat is the definite plural “the winds.” The form erërave is used in contexts that require a non-nominative case, such as after certain prepositions, to express relationships like possession, direction, or association with winds.

In Albanian grammar, nouns change their form to indicate grammatical role in a sentence. The ending -ave typically appears in plural forms associated with postposed definite articles and with prepositions, marking a case that is functionally similar to genitive or dative in other languages. Therefore, erërave commonly appears in phrases where winds are being described in relation to other elements, for example after prepositions such as nga (from) or për (for), or in phrases that denote possession or attribution.

Culturally and literarily, winds have long served as imagery in Albanian poetry and prose. While erërave itself is primarily a grammatical form, its use reflects how Albanian writers handle relations involving multiple winds within a sentence, contributing to the texture of descriptive language in traditional and contemporary literature.

See also: erë, Albanian grammar, Albanian morphology.