krus

See also: krús, krus', Krus, and Kruś

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cruz. Doublet of kurus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɾus/, [ˈkɾus]

Noun

krus

  1. a cross
  2. a crucifix

Danish

Etymology 1

From late Old Norse krús, maybe 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]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kruːs/, [kʰʁ̥oːˀs]

Noun

krus n (singular definite kruset, plural indefinite krus)

  1. mug, tankard
Inflection

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

Verbal noun to kruse (frizzle, ripple, ruffle, curl), from Middle Low German krūsen, from krūs (frizzy), from the same ultimate origin as Etymology 3 below.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kruːs/, [kʰʁ̥oːˀs]

Noun

krus n (singular definite kruset, not used in plural form)

  1. frizzle

Etymology 3

See kruse.

Verb

krus

  1. imperative of kruse

Anagrams

Isthmus Mixe

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cruz.

Noun

krus

  1. cross

References

  • Dieterman, Julia, McCarty, James Michael, Jr., Castañón López, Victoriano, Castañón Eugenio, María Dolores (2018) Breve diccionario del mixe del Istmo: Mogoñé Viejo, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 52) (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 33

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Old Norse krús. Cognate with Swedish krus and Danish krus. May be related to Russian кружка (kružka) with uncertain etymology.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /krʉːs/

Noun

krus f (definite singular krusa, indefinite plural kruser, definite plural krusene)
krus n (definite singular kruset, indefinite plural krus, definite plural krusa)

  1. a mug (e.g. for drinking beer)

References

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse krús, from Middle Low German krus, kros, 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

krus n

  1. a jar, a pitcher
Declension
Declension of krus 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative krus kruset krus krusen
Genitive krus krusets krus krusens

Etymology 2

Deverbal from krusa.

Noun

krus n

  1. frill (of fabric, used as decoration)
  2. sucking up
Declension
Declension of krus 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative krus kruset krus krusen
Genitive krus krusets krus krusens

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

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cruz (cross).

Pronunciation

Noun

krus (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔)

  1. cross
  2. reverse side of a coin; tails
    Synonym: agila
  3. cross marks or lines (as of a plus sign)

Derived terms

  • krus na daan
  • Krus na Pula
  • krus-krus
  • krusan
  • kurus-kurus
  • kurus-kurusan
  • magkrus
  • pagkukurus
  • pakrus-kmagkarus
  • pakrusan
  • papagkrusin
  • pasang krus
  • pinagkrusan

See also

Further reading

  • krus”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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