grerë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• grëraz (Arvanitic)
• grên, grênaz, grenzë — Gheg

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *graisnā, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂s-Hon- (compare Dutch horzel, Lithuanian širšė, Slovene sršen).

Noun

grérë f (plural grera, definite grera)

1. wasp
2. hornet

Declension

Declension of grerë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	grerë	grera	grera	grerat
accusative		grerën
dative	grere	grerës	grerave	grerave
ablative			grerash

Synonyms

• arëz

Hyponyms

• grerë e vogël (“paper wasp”) (Polistes gallicus)

Derived terms

• grerëz, grerak, greth