krösus
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin Croesus, derived from Ancient Greek Κροῖσος (Kroîsos). First attested in 1770.[1]
Cognate with English Croesus, French Crésus, and German Krösus.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
krösus c
- A Croesus; a rich person.
- 1897–1898, Mattis Dahl, Brott och straff. Svensk kriminalroman. [Crime and punishment. Swedish crime novel.], page 1061:
- Och hvem är väl denne Crœsus, som kan gifva sin advokat ett så kolossalt honorarium ? sporde en af maskerna.
- And who is this Croesus, who can give his lawyer such a colossal honorarium? asked one of the masks.
Declension edit
| Declension of krösus | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | krösus | krösusen | krösusar | krösusarna |
| Genitive | krösus | krösusens | krösusars | krösusarnas |