kró

See also: kro, krö, and krọ

Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse kró, from Old Irish cró, from Proto-Celtic *kruwos, *kruwyos, from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₁-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰrouː/

  Rhymes: -ouː

Noun

kró f (genitive singular króar, nominative plural krær or krór)

1. pen, fold, enclosure

   Synonym: kví

Declension

declension of kró

f-s3	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kró	króin	krær	krærnar
accusative	kró	króna	krær	krærnar
dative	kró	krónni	króm	krónum
genitive	króar	króarinnar	króa	krónna

Further reading

• “kró” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)