krifë
Albanian
Alternative forms
- krife
Etymology
Back-formation from variant krife (plurale tantum), from Proto-Albanian *kripsijā, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱripes- ‘headhair’ (compare Latin crinis ‘mane’).[1] More at krip.
Noun
krifë f (indefinite plural krifa, definite singular krifa)
- mane
- crest (of a helmet)
- pile or sheaf of cornstalks left in the field during harvest
Synonyms
- jele, kreshtë, krinë
Derived terms
- krifshë
References
- J.P. Mallory & D.Q. Adams, eds., Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture (London: Fitzroy-Dearborn, 1997), 251.