dromcë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *drābnā, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrew- (“to crumble, grind”)[1], with diminutive suffix -icë, shaped similarly to grimcë (“crumb, particle”). Compare Old Church Slavonic дробити (drobiti, “crush, break, rupture, grind”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (gadraban, “cut out”).

Noun

dromcë f (indefinite plural dromca, definite singular dromca, definite plural dromcat)

  1. crumb, particle

Declension
Declension of dromcë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative dromcë dromca dromca dromcat
accusative dromcën
dative dromce dromcave dromcës dromcavet
ablative dromcash

References
  1. Çabej, E. 1976a. Studime Gjuhësore I, Studime Etimologjike në Fushë të Shqipes, A-O. Prishtinë: Rilindja, pp.329-331
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