krösus

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Croesus, derived from Ancient Greek Κροῖσος (Kroîsos). First attested in 1770.[1]

Cognate with English Croesus, French Crésus, and German Krösus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkrøːsʊs/
  • Rhymes: -¹øːsʊs

Noun

krösus c

  1. A Croesus; a rich person.
    • 1897–1898, Mattis Dahl, Brott och straff. Svensk kriminalroman. [Crime and punishment. Swedish crime novel.], page 1061:
      Och hvem är väl denne Crœsus, som kan gifva sin advokat ett så kolossalt honorarium ? sporde en af maskerna.
      And who is this Croesus, who can give his lawyer such a colossal honorarium? asked one of the masks.

Declension
Declension of krösus 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative krösus krösusen krösusar krösusarna
Genitive krösus krösusens krösusars krösusarnas

References
  1. krösus in Svensk ordbok (SO)
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