Central Franconian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German krūs, from Proto-West Germanic *krūs, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kruzlǭ (bent or crooked object, curl), of unknown origin; possibly from Pre-Germanic *grus-, contracted from Proto-Indo-European *gurus- (twist, curl), same source as Persian گرس (gors, braid of hair).[1] Cognate with German kraus, Dutch kroes.

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Adjective

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kruus (masculine kruuse, feminine and plural kruus or kruuse, comparative kruuser, superlative et kruuste)

  1. (Ripuarian) frizzy (of hair), wrinkled (of the forehead, nose, lips)
    • 1910, “Et Stina muss ’ne Mann han”, Willi Ostermann (lyrics), Emil Palm (music)‎[1]performed by Bläck Fööss, published 1985:
      Em Stadtwald, em Zoolonische, em Nommedaachskunzäät:
      Die drei dann do ze setze sinn, dat es der Möhde wäät!
      Dä Aal, dä deit de Muul nit op, sei trick de Leppe kruus,
      Un wie e Hohn, dat hallev jeplöck, su süht dat Stina us.
      In the urban woods, at the zoo, the afternoon concert,
      You'll find the three of them sitting there and it's a sight worth seeing!
      The old man won't open his mouth, [his wife] wrinkles her lips,
      While Stina looks like a half-plucked chicken.

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  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “kroezen”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Estonian

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Low German grūs.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkruːs/, [ˈkruːs]
  • Rhymes: -uːs
  • Hyphenation: kruus

Noun

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kruus (genitive kruusa, partitive kruusa)

  1. gravel
Declension
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Declension of kruus (ÕS type 22i/külm, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative kruus kruusad
accusative nom.
gen. kruusa
genitive kruusade
partitive kruusa kruusi
kruusasid
illative kruusa
kruusasse
kruusadesse
kruusisse
inessive kruusas kruusades
kruusis
elative kruusast kruusadest
kruusist
allative kruusale kruusadele
kruusile
adessive kruusal kruusadel
kruusil
ablative kruusalt kruusadelt
kruusilt
translative kruusaks kruusadeks
kruusiks
terminative kruusani kruusadeni
essive kruusana kruusadena
abessive kruusata kruusadeta
comitative kruusaga kruusadega

Etymology 2

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From Middle Low German krūs.

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Noun

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kruus (genitive kruusi, partitive kruusi)

  1. mug, cup
Declension
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Declension of kruus (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative kruus kruusid
accusative nom.
gen. kruusi
genitive kruuside
partitive kruusi kruuse
kruusisid
illative kruusi
kruusisse
kruusidesse
kruusesse
inessive kruusis kruusides
kruuses
elative kruusist kruusidest
kruusest
allative kruusile kruusidele
kruusele
adessive kruusil kruusidel
kruusel
ablative kruusilt kruusidelt
kruuselt
translative kruusiks kruusideks
kruuseks
terminative kruusini kruusideni
essive kruusina kruusidena
abessive kruusita kruusideta
comitative kruusiga kruusidega