krye

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *kryœ < *krœ̅n < *krо̄na, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱroh₂snom (“head”) < *ḱerh₂-. Compare Ancient Greek κρανίον (kraníon, “skull”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɾyɛ/

Noun

krye n (indefinite plural krerë, definite singular kryet, definite plural krerët)

  1. (anatomy) head, cranium
  2. (figuratively) brains
  3. (figuratively) life
  4. top or main part of an object
  5. spring of a river
  6. beginning or start of something
  7. honorable seat or place
  8. most important person in a group

Noun

krye m (indefinite plural krerë, definite singular kreu, definite plural krerët)

  1. head (of cattle, livestock)
  2. chapter
  3. leader

Declension
declension of krye
indefinite forms
(trajta të pashquara)		 definite forms
(trajta të shquara)
singular
(numri njëjës)		 plural
(numri shumës)		 singular
(numri njëjës)		 plural
(numri shumës)
nominative
(emërore)		 krye krerë kreu krerët
accusative
(kallëzore)		 krye krerë kreun krerët
genitive
(gjinore)
(i/e/të/së)		 kreu krerëve kreut krerëve
dative
(dhanore)		 kreu krerëve kreut krerëve
ablative
(rrjedhore)		 kreu krerësh kreut krerëve

Synonyms

Derived terms

References
  1. Stefan Schumacher & Joachim Matzinger, Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 2013), 224.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.