krop

See also: Krop, kröp, krȫp, and krøp

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkrop]

Verb

krop

1. second-person singular imperative of kropit

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse kroppr, from Proto-Germanic *kruppaz. Cognate with Swedish kropp, English crop and German Kropf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krɔp/, [ˈkʰʁ̥ʌb̥]

Noun

krop c (singular definite kroppen, plural indefinite kroppe)

1. body (of animals, including humans)

   Synonym: legeme

2. trunk, torso (as opposed to the limbs)
3. carcass, carcase (of a butchered animal)
4. body, fuselage (the central part of an object, e.g. an airplane, a building a musical instrument)
5. body (the taste of wine)

Declension

Declension of krop

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	krop	kroppen	kroppe	kroppene
genitive	krops	kroppens	kroppes	kroppenes

Derived terms

• bagkrop
• barnekrop
• drengekrop
• dyrekrop
• forkrop
• kropscelle
• kropsdel
• kropsdoven
• kropsdyrkelse
• kropsfedt
• kropslig
• kropspleje
• kropsstørrelse
• kropsvarme
• kvindekrop
• mandekrop
• menneskekrop
• overkrop
• pigekrop
• underkrop

Further reading

• “krop” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch crop, from Old Dutch *krop, from Proto-Germanic *kruppaz. Doublet of groep. Cognate with English crop, German Kropf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krɔp/

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• Hyphenation: krop
• Rhymes: -ɔp

Noun

krop m (plural kroppen, diminutive kropje n)

1. an unhealthy enlargement of a bird's gullet
2. the head (capitulum) of certain plants, especially lettuce
3. a tissue growth, a goitre, notably struma
4. (obsolete, by extension) the throat or rather the whole neck of certain animals, especially birds, rarely of humans
5. (metonymically) any emotion felt as a lump in throat, e.g. caused by fear, anxiety or grief

Derived terms

• bovenkrop m
• (by plant species, lettuce varieties etc.) andijviekrop m, weeuwkrop m, broeikrop m, zomerkrop m
• garenkrop m
• kropaar
• kropaard m
• kropachtig
• kropader m
• kropbeen n
• kropbef
• kropboot
• kropbout
• kropdorpel
• kropei n
• kropgat n
• kropgezwel n
• krophals
• krophalzen
• krophout n
• kropklier
• kropkliergezwel n
• kropkool
• kropkruid n
• kroplap
• kroplatuw
• kroppig
• kropschoep
• kropselderij
• kropslagader
• kropspin
• kropstuk n
• kropvogel
• kropwang
• kropwaterloop
• kropwortel
• kropziekte
• kropzweer
• onderkrop m
• opkroppen
• verkroppen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: krop
• Negerhollands: krop

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɔp/
• Rhymes: -ɔp
• Syllabification: krop

Noun

krop f

1. genitive plural of kropa

Verb

krop

1. second-person singular imperative of kropić

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

krȍp m (Cyrillic spelling кро̏п)

1. (Kajkavian) boiling water

Further reading

• “krop”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Tocharian A

Etymology

Compare Tocharian B kraupe.

Noun

krop m

1. crowd
2. herd, flock
3. heap