krús
Icelandic edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
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]
Noun edit
krús f (genitive singular krúsar, nominative plural krúsir)
Declension edit
declension of krús
References edit
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “385-90”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 385-90
Etymology 2 edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
krús m
Declension edit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Synonyms edit
- (cross): kross m
References edit
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
Anagrams edit
West Frisian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
krús n (plural krusen, diminutive krúske)
Further reading edit
- “krús (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011