ngre

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *̊kre(i/h)-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh1-, *ḱreh1- (to grow (up)). Cognate to Latin cresco (to grow), creo (to create).

Verb

ngre (aorist ngrita, participle ngritur) (transitive)

  1. to raise, to elevate, to lift
    Synonyms: lartësoj, çoj
  2. to erect
  3. (figurative) to awaken, wake up
    Skënderbeu ngriti popullin në luftë.Skanderbeg woke the people up in the war.
  4. (colloquial) to arouse (to cause to have an erection)

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