gërthje
Albanian
Alternative forms
- gërthije, gërthël
Etymology
Plurale tantum; contracted form of gërthije, plural of variant gërthël, from Proto-Albanian *kartˢila, from Proto-Indo-European *kar- (“hard”) (compare Welsh crach (“crust”), Sanskrit कर्कर (karkara, “hard”)).
Noun
gërthje f (definite singular gërthja)
- crab
- (figuratively) pest, annoying person
Synonyms
- gaforre