gresie

Romanian

Etymology

Uncertain; possibly a substratum word, akin to Albanian grihë, or derived from Albanian gërresë (“potter's instrument for leveling”). Alternatively, from a Slavic *kresь or *gresь; compare Serbo-Croatian kresalo, kresivo (“flint, tinderbox”), kresati (“light with flint”), kresiti (“set off sparks”).[1]

Noun

gresie f (plural gresii)

  1. whetstone
    Synonym: cute

Declension
Declension of gresie
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (o) gresie gresia (niște) gresii gresiile
genitive/dative (unei) gresii gresiei (unor) gresii gresiilor
vocative gresie, gresio gresiilor

References
  1. http://www.dex.ro/gresie
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