krye

Alternative forms

• kry, krie, kreje — Gheg

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *kryœ < *krœ̅n < *krōna, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱroh₂snom (“head”) < *ḱerh₂-. Compare Ancient Greek κρανίον (kraníon, “skull”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾyɛ/

Noun

krye n (plural krerë, definite kreu, definite plural krerët)

1. (anatomy) head, cranium
2. (figurative) brains
3. (figurative) life
4. top or main part of an object
5. spring of a river
6. beginning or start of something
7. honorable seat or place
8. most important person in a group

Noun

krye m (plural krerë, definite kreu, definite plural krerët)

1. head (of cattle, livestock)

   Synonym: kokë

2. chapter
3. leader

References

Further reading

• Bardhi, Frang (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 10: “caput — crȣe”