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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch crûke, from Old Dutch *krūka, from Proto-West Germanic *krūkā (pot, pitcher), of uncertain origin. Possibly from a Proto-Indo-European root shared with Old Armenian կարաս (karas, pitcher, large jar), Ancient Greek κρωσσός (krōssós, pitcher), but the phonetics are problematic. Also compare Old Irish croiccenn (skin).[1][2]

Cognate with German Krug, German Kruke (regional).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /krœy̯k/
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  • Hyphenation: kruik
  • Rhymes: -œy̯k

Noun

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kruik f (plural kruiken, diminutive kruikje n)

  1. jug, crock
  2. hot water bottle

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “crock”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  2. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “kruik”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page crog