dromcë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *drābnā, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrew- (“to crumble, grind”),[1] with diminutive suffix -icë, shaped similarly to grimcë (“crumb, particle”). Compare Old Church Slavonic дробити (drobiti, “crush, break, rupture, grind”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (gadraban, “cut out”).

Noun

dromcë f (plural dromca, definite dromca, definite plural dromcat)

  1. crumb, particle

Declension

Declension of dromcë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dromcë dromca dromca dromcat
accusative dromcën
dative dromce dromcës dromcave dromcave
ablative dromcash

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. 1976a. Studime Gjuhësore I, Studime Etimologjike në Fushë të Shqipes, A-O. Prishtinë: Rilindja, pp.329-331
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