krye

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *kryœ < *krœ̅n < *krо̄na, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱroh₂snom (head) < *ḱerh₂-. Compare Ancient Greek κρανίον (kraníon, skull).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɾyɛ/

Noun

krye n (indefinite plural krerë, definite singular kryet, definite plural krerët)

  1. (anatomy) head, cranium
  2. (figuratively) brains
  3. (figuratively) life
  4. top or main part of an object
  5. spring of a river
  6. beginning or start of something
  7. honorable seat or place
  8. most important person in a group

Noun

krye m (indefinite plural krerë, definite singular kreu, definite plural krerët)

  1. head (of cattle, livestock)
  2. chapter
  3. leader

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References

  1. Stefan Schumacher & Joachim Matzinger, Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 2013), 224.
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