krye

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Albanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Albanian *kryœ < *krœ̅n < *krōna, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱroh₂snom (“head”) < *ḱerh₂-. Compare Ancient Greek κρανίον (kraníon, “skull”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

krye n (plural krerë, definite kreu, definite plural krerët)

  1. (anatomy) head, cranium
  2. (figurative) brains
  3. (figurative) life
  4. top or main part of an object
  5. spring of a river
  6. beginning or start of something
  7. honorable seat or place
  8. most important person in a group

Noun[edit]

krye m (plural krerë, definite kreu, definite plural krerët)

  1. head (of cattle, livestock)
    Synonym: kokë
  2. chapter
  3. leader

Declension[edit]

Declension of krye
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative krye krerë kreu krerët
accusative kreun
dative kreu krerëve kreut krerëvet
ablative krerësh

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Stefan Schumacher & Joachim Matzinger, Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 2013), 224.

Further reading[edit]

  • Bardhi, F. (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 10: “caput — crȣe”
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