kró

See also: kro, krö, and krọ

Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse kró, from Old Irish cró, from Proto-Celtic *kruwos, *kruwyos, from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₁-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰrouː/
    Rhymes: -ouː

Noun

kró f (genitive singular króar, nominative plural krær or krór)

  1. pen, fold, enclosure
    Synonym: kví

Declension

Declension of kró (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kró króin krær, krór krærnar, krórnar
accusative kró króna krær, krór krærnar, krórnar
dative kró krónni króm krónum
genitive króar króarinnar króa krónna

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “kró”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “kró” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
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