grifshë

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • grifshkë

Etymology

Either related to krip (hair) (cf. krife), or borrowed from a Vulgar Latin *gripsa (compare Friulian grip (nuthatch)), from Latin gryps (griffon), from Ancient Greek γρύψ (grúps).

Noun

grifshë f (plural grifsha, definite grifsha)

  1. jay, Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)
  2. (insult) shrewish woman
  3. arbutus, wild strawberry tree

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