gresie

Romanian

Etymology

Uncertain; possibly a substratum word, akin to Albanian grihë, or derived from Albanian gërresë (“potter's instrument for leveling”). Alternatively, from a Slavic *kresь or *gresь; compare Serbo-Croatian kresalo, kresivo (“flint, tinderbox”), kresati (“light with flint”), kresiti (“set off sparks”).

Noun

gresie f (plural gresii)

1. whetstone

   Synonym: cute

Declension

Declension of gresie

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) gresie	gresia	(niște) gresii	gresiile
genitive/dative	(unei) gresii	gresiei	(unor) gresii	gresiilor
vocative	gresie, gresio		gresiilor