krybe
Albanian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Albanian *krũba, cognate to Greek κρύπτω (krýpto, “to hide”), Lithuanian kráuti (“to pile up”), Proto-Slavic *kryti (“to cover, to hide”).[1]
Noun
editkrybe 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
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse krjúpa, from Proto-Germanic *kreupaną, cognate with Norwegian Bokmål krype, Swedish krypa, English creep, Dutch kruipen.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editkrybe (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
editInflection of krybe
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “krybe” in Den Danske Ordbog