kri

See also: KRI and Kri

Albanian

Alternative forms

• krî (Gheg)

Etymology

Singulare tantum; from Proto-Albanian *kriwi, from dialectal Proto-Indo-European *kʷŕ̥wis (“worm”) (compare Serbo-Croatian cȓv), dialectal variant of *kʷŕ̥mis. 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 *krū́ˀs, from Proto-Indo-European *kréwh₂s (“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 *krū́ˀs, from Proto-Indo-European *kréwh₂s (“blood of a wound”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kríː/

Noun

krȋ f

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. -

Inflection

Declension of kri (feminine, irregular)
nom. sing.	[[kri#Slovene|kri]]
gen. sing.	krvi
	singular
nominative	[[kri#Slovene|kri]]
accusative	[[kri#Slovene|kri]]
genitive	krvi
dative	krvi
locative	krvi
instrumental	krvjo

Further reading

• “kri”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

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Tocharian A

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *käryā- (whence also Tocharian B *käryā- (“will”)), from Proto-Indo-European *kṛd(i)yeh₂-, from *ḱḗr. Cognate with English heart, Old Irish cride, Latin cor, and Lithuanian širdis.

Noun

kri

1. will