krösus

Swedish

Alternative forms

• Crœsus (archaic)

Etymology

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

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

• krösus in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• krösus in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)