krušec

See also: Krusec and Krušec

Czech

Etymology

From Old Czech krušec (lump of a useful mineral, especially rock salt), krušek, from kruch (piece, chunk), from Proto-Slavic *kruxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kraušas, from Proto-Indo-European *krows-o-s, ultimately from *krews- (to freeze, become hard).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkruʃɛt͡s]
  • Hyphenation: kru‧šec

Noun

krušec m inan

  1. (obsolete) nodule (lump of mineral)

Declension

Further reading

Old Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈkruʃɛt͡s/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈkruʃɛt͡s/

Noun

krušec m inan

  1. lump of mineral, especially rock salt

Declension

Descendants

  • Czech: krušec

Further reading

Slovene

Etymology

From kruh +‎ -ec.

Noun

krušec m inan

  1. (dated) diminutive of kruh

Further reading

  • krušec”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025