krënd

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Albanian

Alternative forms

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

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “krënd”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 196
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