Kruke

German

Etymology

Via German Low German [Term?] from Middle Low German krûke, from Old Saxon krūka, from Proto-West Germanic *krūkā, probably from the root of Krug (“jug”).

Cognate with Dutch kruik, English crock, Danish krukke (“jar”), Icelandic krukka (“pot”), French cruche (“jug”) (from Frankish).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʁuːkə/

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Noun

Kruke f (genitive Kruke, plural Kruken)

1. (regional, Northern Germany) crock; earthen mug

   Synonym: Tonkrug

Declension

Declension of Kruke [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kruke	die	Kruken
genitive	einer	der	Kruke	der	Kruken
dative	einer	der	Kruke	den	Kruken
accusative	eine	die	Kruke	die	Kruken