grykë
Albanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Albanian *grīwīkā, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷriHwéh₂, from *gʷerh₃- (“to swallow”). Compare Latvian grĩva (“river mouth”), Serbo-Croatian grȉva (“mane”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]grykë f (plural grykë, definite gryka, definite plural grykët)
- throat
- neck of a bottle or other object
- gulp
- mouth
- barrel of a gun
- (plural only) tonsils
- type of shirt
- collar (of a clothing)
- gorge
- mouth of a river
- gulf
- best part of a dish
- (figurative) beginning of an event, time
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | grykë | gryka | grykë | grykët |
| accusative | grykën | |||
| dative | gryke | grykës | grykëve | grykëve |
| ablative | grykësh | |||
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit](Terms derived from the noun "grykë"):
References
[edit]- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “grykë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 126