Κροαί

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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The name of the city is borrowed from Proto-Albanian *krāna (fountain) (modern krua).[1][2]

The city was attested for the first time as Byzantine Greek Κροαί (Kroaí) in Byzantine documents of the early 7th century.[3] In Medieval Latin it was known as Croia, Croya, and Croarum.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Κροαί (Kroaíf (genitive Κροαίς); first declension

  1. A city in modern-day Albania, now known as Krujë

Descendants

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  • Latin: Croia

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998) Albanian etymological dictionary[1], Brill, →ISBN, page 198
  2. ^ Fishta, Gjergj; Elsie, Robert (2005). The Highland Lute. I.B.Tauris. p. 434. →ISBN. />
  3. ^ Fishta, Gjergj, Elsie, Robert (2005) The Highland Lute[2], I.B.Tauris, →ISBN, page 434:it was first referred to as Kroai in a Byzantine document in the early seventh century.