krusa
Latvian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *krušā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *krows-. Cognate with Lithuanian krušà (“hail”), Proto-Slavic *krъxà (“lump”).
Noun
krusa f (4th declension)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | krusa | — |
| genitive | krusas | — |
| dative | krusai | — |
| accusative | krusu | — |
| instrumental | krusu | — |
| locative | krusā | — |
| vocative | krusa | — |
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish krusa, from Middle Low German krûsen, related with Proto-Germanic *kruzlǭ (“bent or crooked object, curl”). Further origin uncertain. Possibly from Pre-Germanic *grus-, contracted from Proto-Indo-European *gurus- (“twist, curl”), same source as Persian گرس (gors, “braid of hair”).[1]
Related to Dutch kroes (“frizzy”), German kraus (“curly”).[2] Also a cognate of German krausen and Norwegian Nynorsk krusa and Danish kruse.
Verb
krusa (present krusar, preterite krusade, supine krusat, imperative krusa)
- (sometimes reflexive) to ripple
- Den lätta brisen krusade vattnet
- The soft breeze made ripples on the water
- Vattnet krusade sig
- The water rippled
- to make (e.g. hair) wavy or curly; to wave, to curl, to frizzle, to crimp
- (with för) to suck up (to)
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | krusa | krusas | ||
| supine | krusat | krusats | ||
| imperative | krusa | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | krusen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | krusar | krusade | krusas | krusades |
| ind. plural1 | krusa | krusade | krusas | krusades |
| subjunctive2 | kruse | krusade | kruses | krusades |
| present participle | krusande | |||
| past participle | krusad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
See also
References
- krusa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- krusa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- krusa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- krusa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)