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grykë

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See also: gryke and grykę

Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *grīwīkā, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷriHwéh₂, from *gʷerh₃- (“to swallow”). Compare Latvian grĩva (“river mouth”), Serbo-Croatian grȉva (“mane”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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grykë f (plural gryka, definite gryka, definite plural grykat)

  1. throat
  2. neck of a bottle or other object
  3. gulp
  4. mouth
  5. barrel of a gun
  6. (plural only) tonsils
  7. type of shirt
  8. collar (of a clothing)
  9. gorge
  10. mouth of a river
  11. gulf
  12. best part of a dish
  13. (figurative) beginning of an event, time

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Terms derived from the noun "grykë"

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “grykë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 126
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