krimb

Albanian

Alternative forms

• krimp, krym — Gheg
• krimë — Tosk
• (plural): kërmij, kërminj

Etymology

PIE word
*kʷŕ̥mis

From Proto-Albanian *krima, earlier *krimi, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷŕ̥mis, with the -b suffix. Cognate with Lithuanian kirmìs, Serbo-Croatian cȓv, Persian کرم (kerm), Sanskrit कृमि (kṛ́mi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɾimb/

Noun

krimb m (plural krimba, definite krimbi, definite plural krimbat)

1. worm
2. grub, larva

Declension

Declension of krimb

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	krimb	krimba	krimbi	krimbat
accusative			krimbin
dative	krimbi	krimbave	krimbit	krimbave
ablative		krimbash

Hyponyms

• worms
  • krimb i dheut, krimb i shiut, krimb i tokës (“earthworm”)
  • krimb i mëndafshit (“silkworm”) (Bombyx mori)
  • krimb i shtypur (“pork tapeworm”)
  • krimb i teltë (“wireworm”) (Agriotes lineatus)
• larvae
  • krimb i bizeles (“pea midge larva”) (Contarinia pisi)
  • krimb i boçeve (“bollworm larva”) (Chloridea obsoleta)
  • krimb i kashtës (së grurit) (“larva of wheat stem sawfly, wheat sawfly borer”) (Cephus pygmeus)
• other
  • krimb i bardhë (“June beetle”)
  • krimb i grurit (“grain weevil, corn weevil”) (Calandra granaria)
  • krimb jargavec (“slug”)
  • krimb i misrit (“European corn worm, European corn borer (caterpillar)”) (Ostrinia nubilalis)
  • krimb i murrmë (“turnip moth, turnip dart (caterpillar)”) (Agrotis segetum)

See also

• rrime
• kërmill