krús

See also: krus and krus'

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German krūs, krōs, of uncertain ultimate origin, but Pokorny proposes an ultimate derivation from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to turn, bend”), similar to Proto-Germanic *krōkaz (“something bent, crooked”), *krukjō (“staff”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʰruːs]
  • Rhymes: -uːs

Noun

krús f (genitive singular krúsar, nominative plural krúsir)

  1. mug, jar, jug
    Hver stal kökunni úr krúsinni í gær?
    Who stole the cookie from the jar (cookie jar) last night?

Declension

Declension of krús (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative krús krúsin krúsir krúsirnar
accusative krús krúsina krúsir krúsirnar
dative krús krúsinni krúsum krúsunum
genitive krúsar krúsarinnar krúsa krúsanna

References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “385-90”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 385-90

Anagrams

West Frisian

Etymology

From Latin crux

Noun

krús n (plural krusen, diminutive krúske)

  1. cross

Further reading

  • “krús (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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