krús

See also: krus and krus'

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʰruːs]
• Rhymes: -uːs

Etymology 1

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”).

Noun

krús f (genitive singular krúsar, nominative plural krúsir)

1. mug, jar, jug
   • Hver stal kökunni úr krúsinni í gær?

     Who stole the cookie from the jar (cookie jar) last night?

Etymology 2

From Latin crux (“cross”).

Alternative forms

• krúx
• krúz

Noun

krús m

1. (obsolete) cross

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

• (cross): kross m

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)

Anagrams

• skúr

West Frisian

Etymology

From Latin crux

Noun

krús n (plural krusen, diminutive krúske)

1. cross

Further reading

• “krús (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011