krús

See also: krus and krus'

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kʰruːs]
  • Rhymes: -uːs

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German krūs, krōs, of uncertain ultimate origin, but Pokorny proposes an ultimate derivation from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to turn, bend”), similar to Proto-Germanic *krōkaz (“something bent, crooked”), *krukjō (“staff”).[1]

Noun

krús f (genitive singular krúsar, nominative plural krúsir)

  1. mug, jar, jug
Declension
declension of krús
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative krús krúsin krúsir krúsirnar
accusative krús krúsina krúsir krúsirnar
dative krús krúsinni krúsum krúsunum
genitive krúsar krúsarinnar krúsa krúsanna

References
  1. Pokorny, Julius (1959) “385-90”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 385-90

Etymology 2

From Latin crux (“cross”).

Alternative forms

Noun

krús m

  1. (obsolete) cross
Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

References

Anagrams

West Frisian

Etymology

From Latin crux

Noun

krús n (plural krusen, diminutive krúske)

  1. cross

Further reading
  • “krús (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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