Wiktionary

krus

See also: krús, krus', Krus, and Kruś

Bikol Central edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish cruz. Doublet of kurus.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɾus/, [ˈkɾus]

Noun edit

krus

  1. a cross
  2. a crucifix

Danish edit

Etymology 1 edit

From late Old Norse krús, maybe 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]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kruːs/, [kʰʁ̥oːˀs]

Noun edit

krus n (singular definite kruset, plural indefinite krus)

  1. mug, tankard
Inflection edit
Declension of krus
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative krus kruset krus krusene
genitive krus' krusets krus' krusenes

References edit

  1. ^ 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

Verbal noun to kruse (“frizzle, ripple, ruffle, curl”), from Middle Low German krūsen, from krūs (“frizzy”), from the same ultimate origin as Etymology 3 below.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kruːs/, [kʰʁ̥oːˀs]

Noun edit

krus n (singular definite kruset, not used in plural form)

  1. frizzle

Etymology 3 edit

See kruse.

Verb edit

krus

  1. imperative of kruse

Anagrams edit

Isthmus Mixe edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish cruz.

Noun edit

krus

  1. cross

References edit

  • Dieterman, Julia, McCarty, James Michael, Jr., Castañón López, Victoriano, Castañón Eugenio, María Dolores (2018) Breve diccionario del mixe del Istmo: Mogoñé Viejo, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 52)‎[1] (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 33

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

Old Norse krús. Cognate with Swedish krus and Danish krus. May be related to Russian кружка (kružka) with uncertain etymology.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

krus f (definite singular krusa, indefinite plural kruser, definite plural krusene)
krus n (definite singular kruset, indefinite plural krus, definite plural krusa)

  1. a mug (e.g. for drinking beer)

References edit

Swedish edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse krús, from Middle Low German krus, kros, 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

krus n

  1. a jar, a pitcher
Declension edit
Declension of krus 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative krus kruset krus krusen
Genitive krus krusets krus krusens

Etymology 2 edit

Deverbal from krusa.

Noun edit

krus n

  1. frill (of fabric, used as decoration)
  2. sucking up
Declension edit
Declension of krus 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative krus kruset krus krusen
Genitive krus krusets krus krusens
Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “385-90”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 385-90

Tagalog edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish cruz (“cross”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

krus (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔)

  1. cross
  2. reverse side of a coin; tails
    Synonym: agila
  3. cross marks or lines (as of a plus sign)

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

See also edit

Further reading edit

  • “krus”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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