grifshë

Albanian

noun

Definitions

jay, Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)
(insult) shrewish woman
arbutus, wild strawberry tree

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin *gripsa, gryps (griffon) derived from Ancient Greek γρύψ (grps).

Origin

Ancient Greek

γρύψ

Gloss

grps

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*gripsa Latin
gryphus Latin
gryphus, gryps, grȳphus Latin
gryps Latin
grȳphus Latin
γρύψ Ancient Greek
*ger- Proto-Indo-European
gribb Norwegian Bokmål
gribb Norwegian Nynorsk
griffon Old French
grifo Old High German
gríb Old Irish
grip Middle Low German