grerë

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • grëraz (Avanitic)
  • Gheg: grên, grênaz

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *graisnā, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂s-Hon- (compare Dutch horzel, Lithuanian širšė, Slovene sršen).

Noun

grerë f (indefinite plural grera, definite singular grera)

  1. wasp
  2. hornet

Synonyms

Hyponyms
  • grerë e vogël ‘paper wasp’ (Polistes gallicus)

Derived terms
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