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Albanian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Bulgarian кри́на (krína, “bushel”), compare Aromanian crinã (“bushel; beehive”), dialectal Greek κρίνα (krína, “beehive”).
Noun
krinë f (plural krina) (dialectal)
- swarm (of bees)
- Synonym: tufë
- beehive
- Synonyms: zgjua, koshere
References
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “krinë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 215a
- Papahagi, T. (1974) “crínă”, in Dicționarul dialectului aromân, general și etimologic, 2nd edition (overall work in Romanian and French), Bucharest, page 387
- Edukata e Ré. Revistë pedagogjike (in Albanian), number 5, Tirana: Gutenberg, 1930, page 209a
- Kristoforidhi, Kostandin (1904) “κρίνε̯”, in Λεξικὸν τῆς Ἀλβανικῆς γλώσσης [Lexikòn tês Albanikês glṓssēs] (in Greek), Athens, page 177
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Greek κρίνο n (kríno), dialectal κρίνα f (krína, “lily”).
Noun
krinë f (dialectal)
- lily
- Synonym: zambak
References
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “krinë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 215a
Etymology 3
Noun
krinë f (dialectal)
- Alternative form of krin m
References
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “krin […] -ë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 215a