guriçkë

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Albanian

Etymology

From gur (stone) +‎ -içkë.

Pronunciation

Noun

guriçkë f (plural guriçka, definite guriçka, definite plural guriçkat)

  1. pebble, small rock
    Synonyms: guralec, guraçok
    • 1930, “Lirija e fëmive âsht e drejta e tyne”, in Edukata e Ré, number 1, Tirana, page 6b:
      Nji arkë vojgurit, disa shqep dhe guriçka, formojnë matërjalin e njij tregtije të vogël të tynë.
      A box of kerosene, some sticks and pebbles make up the material for one of their small trades.

References

  • “guríçk/ë,~a”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980, page 591b
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “guriçkë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 138b
  • Meyer, G. (1891) “gūr”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 135