grimcoj

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • grimëcoj dialectal

Etymology

From grimcë (crumb) + -oj.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɾimˈt͡soj/
  • Rhymes: -oj

Verb

grimcoj (aorist grimcova, participle grimcuar) (transitive)

  1. to crumble, shatter, break into crumbs
    Synonym: thërrmoj
    Mund ta grimcojnë një shoqëri.They can make a society crumble.
  2. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) to reduce, decrease, minimize, downsize
  3. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) to belittle (someone)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • grimcim
  • grimcohem

References

  • “grimc/ój”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language] (in Albanian), 1980, page 574b
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “grimc-im [] -oj”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 134a
  • Kristoforidhi, Kostandin (1904) “γριμε̯τσόϳ”, in Λεξικὸν τῆς Ἀλβανικῆς γλώσσης [Lexikòn tês Albanikês glṓssēs] (in Greek), Athens, page 72
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