Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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PIE word
*kʷŕ̥mis

From Proto-Albanian *krima, earlier *krimi, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷŕ̥mis, with the -b suffix. Cognate with Lithuanian kirmi̇̀s, Serbo-Croatian cȓv, Persian کرم (kerm), Sanskrit कृमि (kṛ́mi).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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krimb m (plural krimba, definite krimbi, definite plural krimbat)

  1. worm
  2. grub, larva

Declension

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Declension of krimb
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative krimb krimbi krimba krimbat
accusative krimbin
dative krimbi krimbit krimbave krimbave
ablative krimbash

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See also

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Further reading

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  • krimb”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “krimb”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary[2]