krimb

Albanian

Alternative forms

• krimp, krym (Gheg)
• plural: kërmij, kërminj

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *krima, earlier *krimi, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷŕ̥mis. Cognate with Lithuanian kirmìs, Serbo-Croatian cȓv, Persian کرم (kerm), Sanskrit कृमि (kṛ́mi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɾimb/

Noun

krimb m (plural krimba, definite krimbi)

1. worm
2. grub, larva

Declension

Declension of krimb

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	krimb	krimba	krimbi	krimbat
accusative			krimbin
dative	krimbi	krimbave	krimbit	krimbave
ablative		krimbash

Hyponyms

• worms
  • krimb i dheut, krimb i shiut, krimb i tokës ‘earthworm’
  • krimb i mëndafshit ‘silkworm’ (Bombyx mori)
  • krimb i shtypur ‘pork tapeworm’
  • krimb i teltë ‘wireworm’ ()
• larvae
  • krimb i bizeles ‘pea midge larva’ ()
  • krimb i boçeve ‘bollworm larva’ ()
  • krimb i kashtës (së grurit) ‘larva of wheat stem sawfly, wheat sawfly borer’ ()
• other
  • krimb i bardhë ‘June beetle’
  • krimb i grurit ‘grain weevil, corn weevil’ ()
  • krimb jargavec ‘slug’
  • krimb i misrit ‘European corn worm, European corn borer (caterpillar)’ ()
  • krimb i murrmë ‘turnip moth, turnip dart (caterpillar)’ ()

See also

• rrime