dromcë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *drābnā, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrew- (“to crumble, grind”)[1], with diminutive suffix -icë, shaped similarly to grimcë (“crumb, particle”). Compare Old Church Slavonic дробити (drobiti, “crush, break, rupture, grind”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (gadraban, “cut out”).

Noun

dromcë f (indefinite plural dromca, definite singular dromca, definite plural dromcat)

  1. crumb, particle

References
  1. Çabej, E. 1976a. Studime Gjuhësore I, Studime Etimologjike në Fushë të Shqipes, A-O. Prishtinë: Rilindja, pp.329-331
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