kraus

See also: Kraus

German

Etymology

From Middle High German krūs (frizzy), 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] Related to English curl and Dutch krullen (to curl).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯s

Adjective

kraus (strong nominative masculine singular krauser, comparative krauser, superlative am krausesten)

  1. curly

Declension

Further reading

  • kraus” in Duden online
  • kraus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  1. van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “kroezen”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Samogitian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kraujas, from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂- (blood of a wound).

Noun

kraus m

  1. blood
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