kri

See also: Kri

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • krî (Gheg)

Etymology

Singulare tantum; from Proto-Albanian *kriwi, from dialectal Proto-Indo-European *kʷr̥wi ‘worm’ (compare Serbo-Croatian cȓv), dialectal variant of *kʷr̥mi. More at krimb.

Noun

kri f (indefinite plural kri, definite singular kria)

  1. woodworm
  2. furniture beetle (Anobium punctatum)

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kriː]

Noun

kri n

  1. animal sound of the tern (terna)

Interjection

kri

  1. animal sound of the tern

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kry, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *krouio, from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂- (“blood of a wound”).

Noun

kri f (Cyrillic spelling кри)

  1. blood

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kry, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *krouio, from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂- (“blood of a wound”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkríː/
  • Tonal orthography: krȋ

Noun

krí f (genitive krví, uncountable)

  1. 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. -

Declension

Tocharian A

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *käryā-, from Proto-Indo-European *kṛd(i)yeh₂-, from *ḱḗr, whence also English heart, Old Irish cride. Compare Tocharian B käryāñ (“hearts”).

Noun

kri

  1. will
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