krimb
Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
| PIE word |
|---|
| *kʷŕ̥mis |
From Proto-Albanian *krima, earlier *krimi, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷŕ̥mis, with the -b suffix. Cognate with Lithuanian kirmi̇̀s, Serbo-Croatian cȓv, Persian کرم (kerm), Sanskrit कृमि (kṛ́mi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɾimb/
Noun
krimb m (plural krimba, definite krimbi, definite plural krimbat)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | krimb | krimbi | krimba | krimbat |
| accusative | krimbin | |||
| dative | krimbi | krimbit | krimbave | krimbave |
| ablative | krimbash | |||
Hyponyms
- worms
- krimb i dheut, krimb i shiut, krimb i tokës (“earthworm”)
- krimb i mëndafshit (“silkworm”) (Bombyx mori)
- krimb i shtypur (“pork tapeworm”)
- krimb i teltë (“wireworm”) (Agriotes lineatus)
- larvae
- krimb i bizeles (“pea midge larva”) (Contarinia pisi)
- krimb i boçeve (“bollworm larva”) (Chloridea obsoleta)
- krimb i kashtës (së grurit) (“larva of wheat stem sawfly, wheat sawfly borer”) (Cephus pygmeus)
- other
- krimb i bardhë (“June beetle”)
- krimb i grurit (“grain weevil, corn weevil”) (Calandra granaria)
- krimb jargavec (“slug”)
- krimb i misrit (“European corn worm, European corn borer (caterpillar)”) (Ostrinia nubilalis)
- krimb i murrmë (“turnip moth, turnip dart (caterpillar)”) (Agrotis segetum)