grifshë
Albanian
Alternative forms
- grifshkë
Etymology
Either related to krip (“hair”) (cf. krife), or borrowed from a Vulgar Latin *gripsa (compare Friulian grip (“nuthatch”)), from Latin gryps (“griffon”), from Ancient Greek γρύψ (grúps).
Noun
grifshë f (plural grifsha, definite grifsha, definite plural grifshat)
- (zoology) jay, Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)
- Synonyms: grizhlemzë, çotë
- (figurative, derogatory) shrewish woman
- arbutus, wild strawberry tree
- (central Gheg, Dibër) mane of horse
- spotted goat
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | grifshë | grifsha | grifsha | grifshat |
| accusative | grifshën | |||
| dative | grifshe | grifshës | grifshave | grifshave |
| ablative | grifshash | |||
Hyponyms
- grifshë e deti (“roller”) (Coracias garrulus)
Derived terms
Related terms
- krip
- krife
References
- FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1], 1980
- “grifshë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “grifshë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 133