gërthje

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • gërthije, gërthël

Etymology

Plurale tantum; contracted form of gërthije, plural of variant gërthël, from Proto-Albanian *kartˢila, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂er- (“hard”) (compare Welsh crach (“crust”), Sanskrit कर्कर (karkara, “hard”)).

Noun

gërthje f (plural gërthja, definite gërthja, definite plural gërthjat)

  1. crab
    Synonyms: gaforre, karavidhe
  2. (figurative, derogatory) pest, annoying person
    Synonym: karavidhe

Declension

Declension of gërthje
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gërthje gërthja gërthja gërthjat
accusative gërthjen
dative gërthje gërthjes gërthjave gërthjave
ablative gërthjash
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