kri

See also: Kri

Albanian

Alternative forms

• krî (Gheg)

Etymology

Singulare tantum; from Proto-Albanian *kriwi, from dialectal Proto-Indo-European *kʷr̥wi ‘worm’ (compare Serbo-Croatian cȓv), dialectal variant of *kʷr̥mi. More at krimb.

Noun

kri f (indefinite plural kri, definite singular kria)

1. woodworm
2. furniture beetle (Anobium punctatum)

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Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kriː]

Noun

kri n

1. animal sound of the tern (terna)

Interjection

kri

1. animal sound of the tern

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kry, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *krouio, from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂- (“blood of a wound”).

Noun

kri f (Cyrillic spelling кри)

1. blood

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kry, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *krouio, from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂- (“blood of a wound”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkríː/
• Tonal orthography: krȋ

Noun

krí f (genitive krví, uncountable)

1. blood
   • Srečko Kosovel, Ekstaza Smrti, lines 15-21

     A, iz oblaka večernega (zadnjega

     sla, ki oznanja Evropi še luč!)

     lije kri v moje trudno srce,

     joj, in vode ni več v Evropi

     in mi ludje pijemo kri,

     kri iz večernih sladkih oblakov.

     - Vse je ekstaza, ekstaza smrti. -

Declension

Declension of kri (feminine, irregular)

	singular
nominative	kri
accusative	kri
genitive	krvi
dative	krvi
locative	krvi
instrumental	krvjo

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Tocharian A

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *käryā-, from Proto-Indo-European *kṛd(i)yeh₂-, from *ḱḗr, whence also English heart, Old Irish cride. Compare Tocharian B käryāñ (“hearts”).

Noun

kri

1. will