ngrij

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *en-kreinja,[1] a derivation in *en- of Proto-Indo-European *gwrH-i-. Cognate to Ancient Greek κρῡ́ον (krū́on).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ŋɡɾiːj]

Verb

ngrij (aorist ngriva, participle ngrirë)

  1. (intransitive) to freeze, become cold

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ngrij”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 296

Further reading

  • ngrij”, 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