Krug

See also: krug, krüg, and круг

English

Alternative forms

• Krugh

Etymology

German and Jewish surname, from both senses of the the noun Krug (“jug”) and Krug (“pub, tavern”). Compare Krueger.

Proper noun

Krug (plural Krugs)

1. A surname from German.
   • 2009 April 14, Patricia Sullivan, “Judith Krug”, in The Washington Post‎^[2]:

     Director of the ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom since 1967, Mrs. Krug was a national leader in several legal cases that rose to the Supreme Court.

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kruːk/
• IPA^(key): /kruːx/
• Rhymes: -uːk, -uːx

Etymology 1

From Middle High German kruoc, from Old High German kruog. Immediate cognates are Middle Dutch kroech, Old English crōg, from Proto-Germanic *krogu (“pot, pitcher”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from a Proto-Indo-European root shared with Old Armenian կարաս (karas, “pitcher, large jar”), Ancient Greek κρωσσός (krōssós, “pitcher”), Irish crog (“earthen vessel”), but the phonetics are problematic. Also compare Old Irish croiccenn (“skin”).

The originally Low German Kruke (“crock”), cognate with English crock, is another word, though a relation with Krug is considered likely.

Noun

Krug m (strong, genitive Kruges or Krugs, plural Krüge, diminutive Krüglein n or Krügchen n or Krügelchen n)

2. jug

   Synonym: Kanne

Declension

Declension of Krug [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Krug	die	Krüge
genitive	eines	des	Kruges, Krugs	der	Krüge
dative	einem	dem	Krug, Kruge1	den	Krügen
accusative	einen	den	Krug	die	Krüge

¹Now rare, see notes.

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German krôch, krûch, whence German Low German Kroog and through borrowing Dutch kroeg (“pub”), Swedish krog. Further origin unknown. A relation with etymology 1 cannot be ruled out, but is considered unlikely by most authorities.

Noun

Krug m (strong, genitive Kruges or Krugs, plural Krüge)

2. (dated, regional, Northern Germany) pub; bar

   Synonym: (see there for further synonyms) Kneipe

Declension

Declension of Krug [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Krug	die	Krüge
genitive	eines	des	Kruges, Krugs	der	Krüge
dative	einem	dem	Krug, Kruge1	den	Krügen
accusative	einen	den	Krug	die	Krüge

¹Now rare, see notes.

Usage notes

• The word as such has now become rare, but it is still found in the names of many traditional pubs in northern Germany.

Further reading

• “Krug” in Duden online
• “Krug” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache