kry
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch krijgen, from Middle Dutch crigen, from Old Dutch *crīgan, from Proto-West Germanic *krīgan. Cognate to German kriegen (“to get”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
kry (present kry, present participle krygende, past participle gekry)
Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kry f
- inflection of kra:
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Verb edit
kry (present tense kryr, past tense krydde, past participle krytt/krydd, passive infinitive kryast, present participle kryande, imperative kry)
- to teem
Adjective edit
kry (neuter singular krytt, definite singular and plural krye, comparative kryare, indefinite superlative kryst, definite superlative kryaste)
- proud of oneself
Old Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kry f (genitive singular krwie)
- Alternative form of krew
Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kry f
- inflection of kra:
Slovak edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kry
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Likely cognate with Ancient Greek βρύω (brúō). Compare origin of krut.
Adjective edit
kry (comparative kryare, superlative kryast)
Declension edit
Inflection of kry | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | kry | kryare | kryast |
Neuter singular | krytt | kryare | kryast |
Plural | krya | kryare | kryast |
Masculine plural3 | krye | kryare | kryast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | krye | kryare | kryaste |
All | krya | kryare | kryaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- kry in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kry in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kry in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- kry in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)