grykë
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *grykā-, from Pre-Proto-Albanian *grūkā-, from Proto-Indo-European *gruHkeh₂, from older *gruHkó- (“turning, curving”).[1]
Orel claims from Proto-Albanian *grīwīkā, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷriHwéh₂, from *gʷerh₃- (“to swallow”). While *-iwi- to -y- is possible, there is no explanation for the inherited -kë suffix.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡɾyːk]
Noun
grykë f (plural grykë, definite gryka, definite plural grykët)
- throat
- neck of a bottle or other object
- gulp
- mouth
- barrel of a gun
- (plural only) tonsils
- type of shirt
- collar (of a clothing)
- gorge
- mouth of a river
- gulf
- best part of a dish
- (figurative) beginning of an event, time
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | grykë | gryka | grykë | grykët |
| accusative | grykën | |||
| dative | gryke | grykës | grykëve | grykëve |
| ablative | grykësh | |||
Synonyms
Derived terms
Terms derived from the noun "grykë"
- gryka-grykas
- grykafytas
- grykajë
- grykakuq
- grykalarmë
- grykargjende
- grykas
- grykashkë
- grykele
- grykem
- grykëderdhje
- grykëgjatë
- grykëgjerë
- grykëhollë
- grykëkalbët
- grykëlarik
- grykëngushtë
- grykëpërpjetë
- grykëposhtë
- grykës
- grykësi
- grykësor
- grykëtharë
- grykëz
- grykëzënë
References
- ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl et al. (2021), “grykë”, in DPEWA. Digitales Philologisch-Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altalbanischen [DPEWA. Digital Philological-Etymological Dictionary of Old Albanian]
- ^ Oryol, Vladimir E. (1998), “grykë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 126