grerë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• grëraz (Arvanitic)
• Gheg: grên, grênaz

Etymology

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

Noun

grerë f (plural grera, definite grera)

1. wasp
2. hornet

Synonyms

• arëz

Hyponyms

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

Derived terms

• grerëz, grerak, greth