kro

See also: kró, krö, and krọ

Translingual

Symbol

kro

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Kru languages.

Australian Kriol

Etymology

From English crow.

Noun

kro

1. crow

   Synonym: wakwak

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkro]

Noun

kro f

1. vocative singular of kra

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German kroch, kruch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʁoˀ]

Noun

kro c (singular definite kroen, plural indefinite kroer)

1. inn

Inflection

Declension of kro

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kro	kroen	kroer	kroerne
genitive	kros	kroens	kroers	kroernes

References

“kro” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

ei kro

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kruː/, [kɾuʷː]

Etymology 1

From German Krug.

Noun

kro f or m (definite singular kroa or kroen, indefinite plural kroer, definite plural kroene)

1. small restaurant; inn, tavern

Derived terms

vegkro (“roadside inn”) (Nynorsk also), veikro

Etymology 2

Fugl med full kro
Bird with full crop

Compare English crop, German Kropf, Dutch krop, Swedish kräva

Noun

kro m (definite singular kroen, indefinite plural kroer, definite plural kroene)

1. (anatomy, biology) crop; a pouch-like area of the gastrointestinal tract found in a variety of animals, including birds and insects.

Etymology 3

The noun relating to anatomy (crop) used as a verb. Originally used idiomatically as stretching your crop, as birds do when they've eaten.

Verb

kro (imperative kro, present tense kror, simple past krodde, past participle krodd)

1. to show enjoyment

   Han krodde seg skikkelig under massasjen

   He really showed his enjoyment during the massage

Usage notes

This verb is only used reflexively

References

“kro” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kruː/, [kɾuʷː]

Etymology 1

From German Krug. Compare Swedish krog and Dutch kroeg.

Noun

kro f (definite singular kroa, indefinite plural kroer, definite plural kroene)

1. small restaurant; inn, tavern

Derived terms

vegkro (“roadside inn”)

Etymology 2

Noun

kro m (definite singular kroen, indefinite plural kroar, definite plural kroane)

1. (anatomy, biology) crop

Etymology 3

Verb

kro (imperative kro, present tense kror, simple past krodde, past participle krodd or krott)

1. to show enjoyment

References

“kro” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɔ
• Syllabification: kro

Noun

kro f

1. vocative singular of kra

Saterland Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kroː/
• Hyphenation: kro
• Rhymes: -oː

Determiner

kro

1. plural of krie

References

• Marron C. Fort (2015) “krie”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN