grifshë

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Either related to krip (hair) (cf. krife), or borrowed from a Vulgar Latin *gripsa (compare Friulian grip (nuthatch)), from Latin gryps (griffon), from Ancient Greek γρύψ (grúps).

Noun

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grifshë f (plural grifsha, definite grifsha, definite plural grifshat)

  1. (zoology) jay, Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)
    Synonyms: grizhlemzë, çotë
  2. (figurative, derogatory) shrewish woman
  3. arbutus, wild strawberry tree
  4. (central Gheg, Dibër) mane of horse
  5. spotted goat

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References

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  • “grifshë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980
  • grifshë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “grifshë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 133