vrimë
See also: vrime
Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Possibly akin to birë (“hole”), vërë (“hole”) and verrë (“hole”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɾimə/
- Rhymes: -imə
Noun
vrimë f (plural vrima)
- hole
- Synonym: birë
- vrimë çelësi ― keyhole
- vrima hunde ― nostrils
- (colloquial) den, lair, burrow
- Synonym: strofkë
- (colloquial) hideout, nook, den
- Synonyms: qoshe, skutë
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | vrimë | vrima | vrima | vrimat |
| accusative | vrimën | |||
| dative | vrime | vrimës | vrimave | vrimave |
| ablative | vrimash | |||
Derived terms
- vrima-vrima
- vrimëz
- vrimoj
References
- “vrím/ë,~a”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1], 1980, page 2185ab
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “vrim […] -ë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 565b