kurriz

Albanian

Etymology

From *kurr and suffix -iz, from Proto-Albanian *kurna, from Proto-Indo-European *k(ʷ)or(H)- (compare Latvian cęrs (“stump, knotty root”), Serbo-Croatian kȍrijen (“root”)). By analogy of a root (taproot) with the spine.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kuˈriz/, [kʊˈriz]

Noun

kurriz m (indefinite plural kurrizë, definite singular kurrizi, definite plural kurrizët)

  1. (anatomy) back; spine

Declension
Declension of kurriz
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative kurriz kurrizë kurrizi kurrizët
accusative kurrizin
dative kurrizi kurrizëve kurrizit kurrizëvet
ablative kurrizësh
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