krimb

Albanian

Alternative forms

krimp, krym (Gheg)
plural: kërmij, kërminj

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɾimb/

Noun

krimb m (indefinite plural krimba, definite singular krimbi)

worm
grub, larva

Declension

declension of krimb

	indefinite forms (trajta të pashquara)		definite forms (trajta të shquara)
	singular (numri njëjës)	plural (numri shumës)	singular (numri njëjës)	plural (numri shumës)
nominative (emërore)	krimb	krimba	krimbi	krimbat
accusative (kallëzore)	krimb	krimba	krimbin	krimbat
genitive (gjinore) (i/e/të/së)	krimbi	krimbave	krimbit	krimbave
dative (dhanore)	krimbi	krimbave	krimbit	krimbave
ablative (rrjedhore)	krimbi	krimbash	krimbit	krimbave

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)