Uncertain; possibly a substratum word, akin to Albanian grihë, or derived from Albanian gërresë (“potter's instrument for leveling”). Alternatively, from a Slavic *kresь or *gresь; compare Serbo-Croatian kresalo, kresivo (“flint, tinderbox”), kresati (“light with flint”), kresiti (“set off sparks”).
gresie f (plural gresii)
singular | plural | ||||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
nominative-accusative | gresie | gresia | gresii | gresiile | |
genitive-dative | gresii | gresiei | gresii | gresiilor | |
vocative | gresie, gresio | gresiilor |