cruche
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Etymology edit
From Middle French cruche, from Old French crouche, kroche, cruche, from Frankish *krūkā, related to Proto-West Germanic *krōgu (“pot, pitcher”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from a Proto-Indo-European root shared with Old Armenian կարաս (karas, “pitcher, large jar”), Ancient Greek κρωσσός (krōssós, “pitcher”), but the phonetics are problematic. Also compare Old Irish croiccenn (“skin”).[1][2]
See also regional German Kruke (“crock”), Low German Kruuk (“jug”), Danish krukke (“jar”), Dutch kruik, English crock, and Icelandic krukka (“pot”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cruche f (plural cruches)
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References edit
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “crock”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “cruche”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page crog
- ^ Mathieu Avanzi, La France divisée: « pot », « cruche », « broc » ou « carafe »?
Further reading edit
- “cruche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English edit
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cruche
- Alternative form of crouche
Norman edit
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From Old French cruche, from Frankish *krūkā.
Noun edit
cruche f (plural cruches)
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- cruchot (“small boat”)
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cruche m (plural cruches)