kri

• krî — Gheg

Singulare tantum; from Proto-Albanian *kriwi, from dialectal Proto-Indo-European *kʷŕ̥wis (“worm”) (compare Serbo-Croatian cȓv), dialectal variant of *kʷŕ̥mis. More at krimb.

kri f (plural kri, definite kria)

1. woodworm
2. furniture beetle (Anobium punctatum)

• IPA^(key): [kriː]

kri n

1. animal sound of the tern (terna)

kri

1. animal sound of the tern

From Proto-Slavic *kry, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *krū́ˀs, from Proto-Indo-European *kréwh₂s (“blood of a wound”).

• IPA^(key): /kríː/

krȋ f

1. (usually uncountable) blood
   • Srečko Kosovel, Ekstaza Smrti, lines 15-21

     A, iz oblaka večernega (zadnjega

     sla, ki oznanja Evropi še luč!)

     lije kri v moje trudno srce,

     joj, in vode ni več v Evropi

     in mi ludje pijemo kri,

     kri iz večernih sladkih oblakov.

     - Vse je ekstaza, ekstaza smrti. -

2. (uncountable, figuratively) temperament

   Bil je nagle krvi. ― He could quickly lose temper.

3. (colloquially also in the plural, figuratively) lineage, ethnicity, socioeconomic background
   • 2012 September 12, Iztok Marvič, “Brazilski nasmeh”, in Agencija Oskar‎:

     Po žilah veliko brazilskih državljanov se pretaka mešanica različnih krvi – od indijanske, evropejske, afriške pa tudi azijske.

     Many Brazilian citizens are from different backgrounds - from Indian, European, African, and even Asian

Onomatopoeic.

• IPA^(key): /kríː/

krȋ

1. sound of a cricket: chirp

• “kri”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “kri”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

From Proto-Tocharian *käryā- (whence also Tocharian B *käryā- (“will”)), from Proto-Indo-European *kṛd(i)yeh₂-, from *ḱḗr. Cognate with English heart, Old Irish cride, Latin cor, and Lithuanian širdis.

kri

1. will