krënd

Albanian

Alternative forms

• krënde f — Tosk (plurale tantum)
• krende f — South Tosk (plurale tantum)
• krand m — Gheg
• krande f — Gheg (plurale tantum)

Etymology

Tosk variant of Gheg krand, from Proto-Albanian *ka-randa, from Proto-Indo-European *rendʰ- (“to tear”). Compare English rend, Sanskrit रन्ध्र (rándhra, “fissure, split”).

Noun

krënd m (plural krënde, definite krëndi, definite plural krëndet)

1. tender thin branches cut up with leaves used for fodder for domestic animals
2. dry thin brushwood used as tinder
3. unshucked ear of corn

Declension

Declension of krënd

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	krënd	krëndi	krëndë	krëndët
accusative		krëndin
dative	krëndi	krëndit	krëndëve	krëndëve
ablative			krëndësh

Derived terms

• krëndet, krëndishtë, krëndohet, krëndth, krëndulli
• dialectal: krândç, krândëje, krânë