grabë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- (“to scratch, dig”). Akin to Old High German grab (“grave”), Old Saxon graf, Proto-Slavic *grobъ (“grave”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡrab(ə)/
  • Hyphenation: gra‧bë, grabë

Noun

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grabë f (plural graba, definite graba, definite plural grabat)

  1. erosion, hollowing out

Declension

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Declension of grabë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative grabë graba graba grabat
accusative grabën
dative grabeje grabës grabave grabave
ablative grabash
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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “grabë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 136
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