krikke
Danish
Etymology
From Low German krikke. Perhaps the original sense was "crutch," in which case from or related to Middle Low German krucke, from Old Saxon krukka, from Proto-West Germanic *krukkju.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkʁɛɡə]
Noun
krikke c (singular definite krikken, plural indefinite krikker)
- (derogatory) (old) horse
Declension
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | krikke | krikken | krikker | krikkerne |
| genitive | krikkes | krikkens | krikkers | krikkernes |
See also
References
- “krikke” in Den Danske Ordbog
West Flemish
Etymology
From Middle Dutch crucke, from Old Dutch *krukka, from Frankish *krukkju, from Proto-Germanic *krukjō, from Proto-Indo-European *grewg- (“bend, wrinkle”), from *ger- (“to bend, turn”).
Noun
krikke f (plural krikkn, diminutive kriksje)
- crutch (device to assist in motion)