krënd
Albanian
Alternative forms
- krënde f (Tosk) (plurale tantum)
- krende f (South Tosk) (plurale tantum)
- krand m (Gheg)
- krande f (Gheg) (plurale tantum)
Etymology
Tosk variant of Gheg krand, from Proto-Albanian *ka-randa, from Proto-Indo-European *rendʰ- (“to tear”). Compare English rend, Sanskrit रन्ध्र (rándhra, “fissure, split”).
Noun
krënd m (indefinite plural krënde, definite singular krëndi, definite plural krëndet)
- tender thin branches cut up with leaves used for fodder for domestic animals
- dry thin brushwood used as tinder
- unshucked ear of corn
Derived terms
- krëndet, krëndishtë, krëndohet, krëndth, krëndulli
- dialectal: krândç, krândëje, krânë