grykë
Albanian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Albanian *grīwīkā, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷriHwéh₂, from *gʷerh₃- (“to swallow”). Compare Latvian grĩva (“river mouth”), Serbo-Croatian grȉva (“mane”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
grykë f (plural gryka, definite gryka, definite plural grykat)
- throat
- neck of a bottle or other object
- gulp
- mouth
- barrel of a gun
- (plural only) tonsils
- type of shirt
- collar (of a clothing)
- gorge
- mouth of a river
- gulf
- best part of a dish
- (figurative) beginning of an event, time
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Terms derived from the noun "grykë"
References edit
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “grykë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 126