kri
Albanian
Alternative forms
- krî (Gheg)
Etymology
Singulare tantum; from Proto-Albanian *kriwi, from dialectal Proto-Indo-European *kʷŕ̥wis (“worm”) (compare Serbo-Croatian cȓv), dialectal variant of *kʷŕ̥mis. More at krimb.
Noun
kri f (indefinite plural kri, definite singular kria)
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kriː]
Interjection
kri
- animal sound of the tern
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kry, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *krū́ˀs, from Proto-Indo-European *kréwh₂s (“blood of a wound”).
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kry, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *krū́ˀs, from Proto-Indo-European *kréwh₂s (“blood of a wound”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kríː/
Noun
krȋ f
- blood
- Srečko Kosovel, Ekstaza Smrti, lines 15-21
- A, iz oblaka večernega (zadnjega
- sla, ki oznanja Evropi še luč!)
- lije kri v moje trudno srce,
- joj, in vode ni več v Evropi
- in mi ludje pijemo kri,
- kri iz večernih sladkih oblakov.
- - Vse je ekstaza, ekstaza smrti. -
- Srečko Kosovel, Ekstaza Smrti, lines 15-21
Inflection
| Declension of kri (feminine, irregular) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | kri | ||
| gen. sing. | krvi | ||
| singular | |||
| nominative | kri | ||
| accusative | kri | ||
| genitive | krvi | ||
| dative | krvi | ||
| locative | krvi | ||
| instrumental | krvjo | ||
Further reading
- “kri”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Tocharian A
Etymology
From Proto-Tocharian *käryā- (whence also Tocharian B *käryā- (“will”)), from Proto-Indo-European *kṛd(i)yeh₂-, from *ḱḗr. Cognate with English heart, Old Irish cride, Latin cor, and Lithuanian širdis.
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