grurë
Albanian
Alternative forms
- grûnë (Gheg)
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *grunā, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm (compare Latin granum, English corn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɾu.ɾə/
Noun
grurë m (indefinite plural grura, definite singular gruri, definite plural grurërat)
- wheat (Triticum)
- 1994, Bibla, Diodati i Ri version, Albanian Bible Society, Deuteronomy 8:8:
- një vend me grurë dhe elb, me vreshta, me fiq dhe shegë, një vend me ullinj që japin vaj dhe me mjaltë;
- A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey;
- një vend me grurë dhe elb, me vreshta, me fiq dhe shegë, një vend me ullinj që japin vaj dhe me mjaltë;
- 1994, Bibla, Diodati i Ri version, Albanian Bible Society, Deuteronomy 8:8:
Derived terms
- grurë bolle, grurë breshke, grurth ‘mouse barley' (Hordeum murinum subsp. leporinum), 'wall barley’ (Hordeum murinum)
- grurëkuq ‘red wheat’
- grurë lepuri ‘bulbous barley’ (Hordeum bulbosum)
- grurë i vermë ‘summer wheat’
References
- “wheat” in Ilo Stefanllari, Albanian Practical Dictionary (1996)
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