krënd

Albanian

Alternative forms

• krënde f — Tosk (plurale tantum)
• krende f — South Tosk (plurale tantum)
• krand m — Gheg
• krande f — Gheg (plurale tantum)

Etymology

Tosk variant of Gheg krand, from Proto-Albanian *ka-randa, from Proto-Indo-European *rendʰ- (“to tear”). Compare English rend, Sanskrit रन्ध्र (rándhra, “fissure, split”).

Noun

krënd m (plural krënde, definite krëndi, definite plural krëndet)

1. tender thin branches cut up with leaves used for fodder for domestic animals
2. dry thin brushwood used as tinder
3. unshucked ear of corn

Declension

Declension of krënd

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	krënd	krëndë	krëndi	krëndët
accusative			krëndin
dative	krëndi	krëndëve	krëndit	krëndëvet
ablative		krëndësh

Derived terms

• krëndet, krëndishtë, krëndohet, krëndth, krëndulli
• dialectal: krândç, krândëje, krânë