Vatra

Vatra means "hearth", "fireplace" in Albanian and Romanian, and "fire" in Serbo-Croatian.

The word vatra (alternatively votra; Albanian indefinite form: vatër/votër) is derived from Proto-Albanian *ōtar, obtained through the *o- to *vo-/*va- transformation which is observed exclusively in the Albanian language. It is an Albanian inherited term from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₁ter- ("fire").

Geography

 * Vatra, Botoşani County, a village in Hudeşti Commune, Botoşani County, Romania
 * Vatra, Teleorman County, a village in Troianul Commune, Teleorman County, Romania
 * Vatra, Moldova, a town in the Municipality of Chişinău

Other

 * Vatra (literary magazine), a literary magazine published in Romania
 * Vatra (Slovak magazine), a Slovak magazine
 * Vatra (band), a Croatian rock band
 * Vatra (album), musical album of the band Divlje Jagode
 * Vatra, the Pan-Albanian Federation of America, an Albanian organization in USA