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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kruːs/, [kʰʁ̥oːˀs]

Noun

krus n (singular definite kruset, plural indefinite krus)

1. mug, tankard

Inflection

Declension of krus

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	krus	kruset	krus	krusene
genitive	krus'	krusets	krus'	krusenes

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

• rusk, skur

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)‎^[1] (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

• “krus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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”).

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

Related terms

• krusa
• krusig

References

• krus in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• krus in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• krus in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kuros, kurus

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cruz (“cross”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾus/ [ˈkɾus]
• Rhymes: -us
• Syllabification: krus
• Homophone: Cruz

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

 

Related terms

• Cruz
• kara-krus
• krosing
• Krus na Ligas
• Krus Roha
• krusada
• krusero
• krusigrama
• krusipiho
• krusipiksiyon
• krusyal
• santakrusan

 

See also

• dipa
• ekis

 

Further reading

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