krösus
Swedish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin Croesus, derived from Ancient Greek Κροῖσος (Kroîsos). First attested in 1770.[1]
Cognate with English Croesus, French Crésus, and German Krösus.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkrösus 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
editDeclension of krösus | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | krösus | krösusen | krösusar | krösusarna |
Genitive | krösus | krösusens | krösusars | krösusarnas |