grykë

See also: gryke

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *grīwīkā, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷriHweh₂, from *gʷer- (“to swallow”). Compare Latvian grĩva (“river mouth”), Serbo-Croatian grȉva (“mane”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɡɾyːk]

Noun

grykë f (indefinite plural gryka, definite singular gryka, definite plural grykat)

  1. throat
  2. neck of a bottle or other object
  3. gulp
  4. mouth
  5. barrel of a gun
  6. (plural only) tonsils
  7. type of shirt
  8. collar (of a clothing)
  9. gorge
  10. mouth of a river
  11. gulf
  12. best part of a dish
  13. (figuratively) beginning of an event, time

Synonyms

Derived terms
Terms derived from the noun "grykë"
  • grykafytas
  • gryka-grykas
  • grykajë
  • grykakuq
  • grykalarmë
  • grykafytas
  • grykargjende
  • grykas
  • grykashkë
  • grykele
  • grykem
  • grykëderdhje
  • grykëgjatë
  • grykëgjerë
  • grykëhollë
  • grykëkalbët
  • grykëlarik
  • grykëngushtë
  • grykëpërpjetë
  • grykëposhtë
  • grykës
  • grykësi
  • grykësor
  • grykëtharë
  • grykëz
  • grykëzënë

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “grykë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 126
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