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kremte

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Etymology unclear.[1] The linking particle suggests common development with the names for weekdays, compare e premte (Friday). It could be a suffixed form of krye (head; beginning)[2] or, according to Topalli, inherited from Proto-Indo-European *kerm- (to sleep, to rest); compare Old High German hirmen (to rest, to pause) and Lithuanian kirmiti (to sleep).[3]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kremte f (plural kremte, definite kremtja, definite plural kremtet)

  1. holiday (especially religious)
    Synonyms: festë, kremtim

Declension

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Declension of kremte
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kremte kremtja kremte kremtet
accusative kremten
dative kremteje kremtes kremteve kremteve
ablative kremtesh

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Matzinger, Joachim (2006), Der Altalbanische Text Mbsuame e Krështerë (Dottrina Cristiana) des Lekë Matrënga von 1592, Dettelbach: J. H. Röll, page 225
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “kremte”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 195
  3. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017), “kremte”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, pages 812-813

German

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Verb

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kremte

  1. inflection of kremen:
    1. first/third-person singular preterite
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive II

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse krimta (onomatopoietic).

Verb

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kremte (present tense kremter, past tense kremta or kremtet, past participle kremta or kremtet)

  1. (onomatopoeia) clear one's throat

Derived terms

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