kri

See also: KRI and Kri

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Singulare tantum; from Proto-Albanian *kriwi, from dialectal Proto-Indo-European *kʷŕ̥wis (worm) (compare Serbo-Croatian cȓv), dialectal variant of *kʷŕ̥mis. More at krimb.

Noun

kri f (indefinite plural kri, definite singular kria)

  1. woodworm
  2. furniture beetle (Anobium punctatum)

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kriː]

Noun

kri n

  1. animal sound of the tern (terna)

Interjection

kri

  1. animal sound of the tern

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kry, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *krū́ˀs, from Proto-Indo-European *kréwh₂s (blood of a wound).

Noun

kri f (Cyrillic spelling кри)

  1. blood

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kry, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *krū́ˀs, from Proto-Indo-European *kréwh₂s (blood of a wound).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kríː/

Noun

krȋ f

  1. blood
    • Srečko Kosovel, Ekstaza Smrti, lines 15-21
      A, iz oblaka večernega (zadnjega
      sla, ki oznanja Evropi še luč!)
      lije kri v moje trudno srce,
      joj, in vode ni več v Evropi
      in mi ludje pijemo kri,
      kri iz večernih sladkih oblakov.
      - Vse je ekstaza, ekstaza smrti. -

Inflection

Declension of kri (feminine, irregular)
nom. sing. [[kri#Slovene|kri]]
gen. sing. krvi
singular
nominative [[kri#Slovene|kri]]
accusative [[kri#Slovene|kri]]
genitive krvi
dative krvi
locative krvi
instrumental krvjo

Further reading

  • kri”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Tocharian A

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *käryā- (whence also Tocharian B *käryā- (will)), from Proto-Indo-European *kṛd(i)yeh₂-, from *ḱḗr. Cognate with English heart, Old Irish cride, Latin cor, and Lithuanian širdis.

Noun

kri

  1. will
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