Κροαί

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The name of the city is borrowed from Proto-Albanian *krāna (“fountain”) (modern krua).^[1]^[2]

The city was attested for the first time as Byzantine Greek Κροαί (Kroaí) in Byzantine documents of the early 7th century.^[3] In Medieval Latin it was known as Croia, Croya, and Croarum.

Pronunciation

(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /kroˈe/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /kroˈe/

Proper noun

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Krujë

Wikipedia

Κροαί • (Kroaí) f (genitive Κροαίς); first declension

A city in modern-day Albania, now known as Krujë

Descendants

→ Latin: Croia

References

^ Orel, Vladimir (1998) Albanian etymological dictionary‎^[1], Brill, →ISBN, page 198
^ Fishta, Gjergj; Elsie, Robert (2005). The Highland Lute. I.B.Tauris. p. 434. →ISBN. />
^ Fishta, Gjergj, Elsie, Robert (2005) The Highland Lute‎^[2], I.B.Tauris, →ISBN, page 434: “it was first referred to as Kroai in a Byzantine document in the early seventh century.”

[1] Orel, Vladimir (1998) Albanian etymological dictionary‎^[1], Brill, →ISBN, page 198

[2] Fishta, Gjergj; Elsie, Robert (2005). The Highland Lute. I.B.Tauris. p. 434. →ISBN. />

[3] Fishta, Gjergj, Elsie, Robert (2005) The Highland Lute‎^[2], I.B.Tauris, →ISBN, page 434: “it was first referred to as Kroai in a Byzantine document in the early seventh century.”

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