kro

See also: kró, krö, and krọ

Translingual

Symbol

kro

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Kru languages.

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkro]

Noun

kro f

  1. vocative singular of kra

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German kroch, kruch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʁoˀ]

Noun

kro c (singular definite kroen, plural indefinite kroer)

  1. inn

Inflection

References

kro” in Den Danske Ordbog

Kriol

Etymology

From English crow.

Noun

kro

  1. crow

Synonyms

Norwegian Bokmål

ei kro

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kruː/, [kɾuʷː]

Etymology 1

From German Krug.

Noun

kro f or m (definite singular kroa or kroen, indefinite plural kroer, definite plural kroene)

  1. small restaurant; inn, tavern
Derived terms

vegkro (roadside inn) (Nynorsk also), veikro

Etymology 2

Fugl med full kro
Bird with full crop

Compare English crop, German Kropf, Dutch krop, Swedish kräva

Noun

kro m (definite singular kroen, indefinite plural kroer, definite plural kroene)

  1. (anatomy, biology) crop; a pouch-like area of the gastrointestinal tract found in a variety of animals, including birds and insects.

Etymology 3

The noun relating to anatomy (crop) used as a verb. Originally used idiomatically as stretching your crop, as birds do when they've eaten.

Verb

kro (imperative kro, present tense kror, simple past krodde, past participle krodd)

  1. to show enjoyment
    Han krodde seg skikkelig under massasjen
    He really showed his enjoyment during the massage
Usage notes

This verb is only used reflexively

References

“kro” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kruː/, [kɾuʷː]

Etymology 1

From German Krug.

Noun

kro f (definite singular kroa, indefinite plural kroer, definite plural kroene)

  1. small restaurant; inn, tavern
Derived terms

vegkro (roadside inn)

Noun

kro m (definite singular kroen, indefinite plural kroar, definite plural kroane)

  1. (anatomy, biology) crop

Verb

kro (imperative kro, present tense kror, simple past krodde, past participle krodd or krott)

  1. to show enjoyment

References

“kro” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /krɔ/
  • Rhymes:
  • Syllabification: kro

Noun

kro f

  1. vocative singular of kra

Saterland Frisian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kroː/
  • Hyphenation: kro
  • Rhymes: -oː

Determiner

kro

  1. plural of krie

References

  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “krie”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
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