ngre

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *̊kre(i/h)-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₁-, *ḱreh₁- (to grow (up)). Cognate to Latin crēscō (to grow), creō (to create).

Verb

ngre (aorist ngrita, participle ngritur) (transitive)

  1. to raise, to elevate, to lift
    Synonyms: lartësoj, çoj
  2. to erect
  3. (figurative) to awaken, wake up
    Skënderbeu ngriti popullin në luftë.Skanderbeg woke the people up in the war.
  4. (colloquial) to arouse (to cause to have an erection)

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Further reading

  • Oryol, Vladimir E. (1998), “ngre”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 296