krybe
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Albanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Albanian *krũba, cognate to Greek κρύπτω (krýpto, “to hide”), Lithuanian kráuti (“to pile up”), Proto-Slavic *kryti (“to cover, to hide”).[1]
Noun[edit]
krybe f (plural krybe, definite krybja, definite plural krybet)
References[edit]
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “krybe”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 199
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse krjúpa, from Proto-Germanic *kreupaną, cognate with Norwegian Bokmål krype, Swedish krypa, English creep, Dutch kruipen.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
krybe (past tense krøb, past participle krøbet, attributive common krøben, attributive definite or plural krøbne)
- to crawl, creep (to move slowly or carefully)
- to grovel, cringe (to be humble or fearful in the face of somebody)
- to climb (to get up and down on a ladder on a scale)
- to shrink (to get smaller)
Conjugation[edit]
Inflection of krybe
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “krybe” in Den Danske Ordbog