kruka
Polish
editPronunciation
editNoun
editkruka m animal
Swedish
editEtymology
editBorrowing from Middle Low German krûke, from Old Saxon 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]
Compare German Kruke, Danish krukke and Icelandic krukka.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkruka c
- a pot (clay vessel, especially one for flowers)
- (colloquial) a coward
Declension
editDeclension of kruka | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | kruka | krukan | krukor | krukorna |
Genitive | krukas | krukans | krukors | krukornas |
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- → Finnish: ruukku
References
edit- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “crock”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “kruka”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page crog
Further reading
edit- kruka in Svensk ordbok.
Anagrams
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