ngrij

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *en-kreinja,[1] a derivation in *en- of Proto-Indo-European *gwrH-i-. Cognate to Ancient Greek κρῡ́ον (krū́on).

Pronunciation

  • (Tosk) IPA(key): [ŋɡɹij]
  • (Gheg) IPA(key): [ŋɡɹiːj]
    • IPA(key): [ŋɡɹɑːj] (Central Gheg)

Verb

ngrij (aorist ngriva, participle ngrirë)

  1. (intransitive) to freeze, become cold

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

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

Further reading

  • ngrij”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980