grimë
Albanian
Etymology
From grij (“to grind, gnaw”) + -më.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɾimə/
- Rhymes: -imə
Noun
grimë f (plural grima, definite grima, definite plural grimat)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | grimë | grima | grima | grimat |
| accusative | grimën | |||
| dative | grime | grimës | grimave | grimave |
| ablative | grimash | |||
Derived terms
- grimcë
- grimëz
Adverb
grimë
- a bit, a little. preceded by një.
- at all. in negative sentences.
- Synonyms: fare, aspak
- asnjë grimë ― nothing at all
- asnjë grimë erë ― no wind at all
References
- “grím/ë,~a”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1], 1980, page 574b
- Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “grimë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 124
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “grim-ë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 134a
- Kristoforidhi, Kostandin (1904) “γρίμε̯-α”, in Λεξικὸν τῆς Ἀλβανικῆς γλώσσης [Lexikòn tês Albanikês glṓssēs] (in Greek), Athens, page 72
- Jungg, G. (1895) “ghrim”, in Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary], page 39a
- Rossi, F. (1875) “grim”, in Vocabolario della lingua epirotica–italiana (in Italian), page 528a