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

References

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