shkrumb

Albanian

Alternative forms

• shkrum

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *iš-kruma, with a non etymological -mb-<*m (cf. Romanian scrum, from Albanian) from Proto-Indo-European *krem, attested in Latin cremō (“to burn”), or from Proto-Indo-European *skremb, *skr̥mb (cf. Lithuanian skrembti (“to crust over, stiffen”), Swedish skrympa (“to shrink”), English shrimp). Compare also Romanian scrum (“ashes”).

Noun

shkrumb m (plural shkrumba, definite shkrumbi, definite plural shkrumbat)

1. ashes, embers

Synonyms

• hi