krrilë

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Albanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *kran-ila, a diminutive of *kranaz.[1]

Noun[edit]

krrilë f (definite krrila)

  1. Tosk form of kurrillë (crane)
    E pe? Ishte bërë krrilë
    Did you see him? He become a crane (meaning he lost musch weight and become very thin)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “krrilë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 199