kri

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kri"

Albanian

Alternative forms

• krî — Gheg

Etymology

Singulare tantum; from Proto-Albanian *kriwi, from dialectal Proto-Indo-European *kʷŕ̥wis (“worm”) (compare Serbo-Croatian cȓv), dialectal variant of *kʷŕ̥mis. More at krimb.

Noun

kri f (plural kri, definite kria)

1. woodworm
2. furniture beetle (Anobium punctatum)

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kriː]

Noun

kri n

1. animal sound of the tern (terna)

Interjection

kri

1. animal sound of the tern

Middle English

Noun

kri

1. Alternative form of cry

Slovene

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *kry, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *krū́ˀs, from Proto-Indo-European *kréwh₂s (“blood of a wound”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kríː/

Noun

krȋ f

1. (usually uncountable) blood
   • Srečko Kosovel, Ekstaza Smrti, lines 15-21

     A, iz oblaka večernega (zadnjega

     sla, ki oznanja Evropi še luč!)

     lije kri v moje trudno srce,

     joj, in vode ni več v Evropi

     in mi ludje pijemo kri,

     kri iz večernih sladkih oblakov.

     - Vse je ekstaza, ekstaza smrti. -

2. (uncountable, figuratively) temperament

   Bil je nagle krvi. ― He could quickly lose temper.

3. (colloquially also in the plural, figuratively) lineage, ethnicity, socioeconomic background
   • 2012 September 12, Iztok Marvič, “Brazilski nasmeh”, in Agencija Oskar‎^[1]:

     Po žilah veliko brazilskih državljanov se pretaka mešanica različnih krvi – od indijanske, evropejske, afriške pa tudi azijske.

     Many Brazilian citizens are from different backgrounds - from Indian, European, African, and even Asian

Declension

Second feminine declension (i-stem) , long mixed accent, stem change
nom. sing.	krȋ, kŕv[acc?]
gen. sing.	krvȋ
	singular	dual	plural
nominative imenovȃlnik	krȋ, kŕv[acc?]	krvȋ	krvȋ
genitive rodȋlnik	krvȋ	krvȋ	krvȋ
dative dajȃlnik	kŕvi	krvẹ̄ma	krvẹ̄m
accusative tožȋlnik	krȋ, kŕv[acc?]	krvȋ	krvȋ
locative mẹ̑stnik	kŕvi	krvẹ́h	krvẹ́h
instrumental orọ̑dnik	krvjọ́, kŕvijo	krvẹ̄ma	krvmí
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	krȋ, kȓv	krvȋ	krvȋ

Derived terms

• hladnokrvən
• izkrvavẹ́ti
• izkrvavȋtəv
• kri je kri
• kri ni voda
• krvȃv
• krvavẹ́ti
• krvavíca
• krvavȋtəv
• kȓvca
• kȓvən
• krvnīčka
• krvník
• okrvavẹ́ti
• okrvavīti
• prekrvavẹ́ti
• prekrvavȋtəv
• prekrvavīti
• toplokrvən
• vzkrvavẹ́ti
• zakrvavẹ́ti

 

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kríː/

Interjection

krȋ

1. sound of a cricket: chirp

Further reading

• “kri”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “kri”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

Tocharian A

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *käryā- (whence also Tocharian B *käryā- (“will”)), from Proto-Indo-European *kṛd(i)yeh₂-, from *ḱḗr. Cognate with English heart, Old Irish cride, Latin cor, and Lithuanian širdis.

Noun

kri

1. will