krus

Borrowed from Spanish cruz. Doublet of kurus.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾus/ [ˈkɾus]

krus

1. a cross
2. a crucifix

From late Old Norse krús, maybe 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]

• IPA^(key): /kruːs/, [kʰʁ̥oːˀs]

krus n (singular definite kruset, plural indefinite krus)

1. mug, tankard

Verbal noun to kruse (“frizzle, ripple, ruffle, curl”), from Middle Low German krūsen, from krūs (“frizzy”), from the same ultimate origin as Etymology 3 below.

• IPA^(key): /kruːs/, [kʰʁ̥oːˀs]

krus n (singular definite kruset, not used in plural form)

1. frizzle

See kruse.

krus

1. imperative of kruse

• rusk, skur

Borrowed from Spanish cruz.

krus

1. cross

• Dieterman, Julia, McCarty, James Michael, Jr., Castañón López, Victoriano, Castañón Eugenio, María Dolores (2018) Breve diccionario del mixe del Istmo: Mogoñé Viejo, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 52)‎^[1] (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 33

Old Norse krús. Cognate with Swedish krus and Danish krus. May be related to Russian кружка (kružka) with uncertain etymology.

• IPA^(key): /krʉːs/

krus f (definite singular krusa, indefinite plural kruser, definite plural krusene)
krus n (definite singular kruset, indefinite plural krus, definite plural krusa)

1. a mug (e.g. for drinking beer)

• “krus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Old Norse krús, from Middle Low German krus, kros, 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]

krus n

1. a jar, a pitcher

Deverbal from krusa.

krus n

1. frill (of fabric, used as decoration)
2. sucking up

• krusa
• krusig

• krus in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• krus in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• krus in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

• kuros, kurus

Borrowed from Spanish cruz (“cross”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾus/ [ˈkɾus]
• Rhymes: -us
• Syllabification: krus
• Homophone: Cruz

krus (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔)

1. cross
2. reverse side of a coin; tails

   Synonym: agila

3. cross marks or lines (as of a plus sign)

• “krus”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

From Spanish cruz.

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /kɾus/ [ˈkɾus]
• Rhymes: -us
• Syllabification: krus

krus (Sulat Sūg spelling كْرُسْ) (Philippines)

1. cross
2. crucifix