grumbull

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Albanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

A -ull lengthening of grumb, from Proto-Albanian *grumba, from Proto-Indo-European *gru(m)bʰ, derivative of Proto-Indo-European *grewb- (to crumple, bend, crawl). Identical with Latvian grumbulains (uneven, rough), and close to Old Church Slavonic grǫbь (grǫbĭ, ignorant, uneducated), Old Norse kryppa (hump).

Noun[edit]

grumbull m (plural grumbuj, definite grumbulli, definite plural grumbujt)

  1. heap, pile

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