kryds

See also: kryds'

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krys/, [ˈkʰʁ̥ys]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle Low German krūze, krūce, from Old Saxon krūci, from Latin crux. Compare also German Kreuz, Dutch kruis, with diphthongs going back to a long vowel, which points to a late borrowing (with a medieval pronunciation of the Latin word). English cross, with a short open vowel, is derived independently from Old Irish cros, from a Vulgar Latin pronunciation with /o/ from short u. Doublet of kors (“(Christian) cross”).

Noun

kryds n (singular definite krydset, plural indefinite kryds or krydser)

1. cross (two crossing lines)
2. crossroads, intersection (crossing roads)
3. (zoology) croup (the part of an animal's body around the sacrum, the upper part of the hind legs)
4. (anatomy) loin (the back of a human around the sacrum)
5. (music) sharp (a note one semitone higher, ♯)
6. (slang) crossword (Clipping of krydsogtværs)
7. (rare) cruise

Declension

Declension of kryds

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kryds	krydset	kryds krydser	krydsene krydserne
genitive	kryds'	krydsets	kryds' krydsers	krydsenes krydsernes

References

• “kryds” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “Kryds,1” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kryds

1. imperative of krydse