guriçkë

Albanian

Etymology

From gur (“stone”) +‎ -içkë.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡuˈɾit͡ʃkə/
• Rhymes: -it͡ʃkə

Noun

guriçkë f (plural guriçka, definite guriçka, definite plural guriçkat)

1. pebble, small rock

   Synonyms: guralec, guraçok

   • 1930, “Lirija e fëmive âsht e drejta e tyne”, in Edukata e Ré, number 1, Tirana, page 6b:

     Nji arkë vojgurit, disa shqep dhe guriçka, formojnë matërjalin e njij tregtije të vogël të tynë.

     A box of kerosene, some sticks and pebbles make up the material for one of their small trades.

References

• “guríçk/ë,~a”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 591b
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “guriçkë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 138b
• Meyer, G. (1891) “gūr”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 135