krokodil

See also: Krokodil and krokodíl

English

Etymology

From the Russian крокоди́л (krokodíl, “crocodile”), because of its damaging effects on the skin, possibly related to the chemical name of the precursor α-chlorocodide. Doublet of crocodile.

Noun

krokodil (uncountable)

1. (slang) The drug desomorphine.
   • 2016, Simon Shuster, Time magazine, [1]

     But other synthetic drugs, such the ones known in the streets as bath salts, now dominate the market in Russia, while the most common sign of krokodil is the quiet devastation it has left behind.

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch krokodil, from Middle Dutch crocodil, from Latin crocodīlus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos).

Pronunciation

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Noun

krokodil (plural krokodille)

1. crocodile

Derived terms

• krokodiltrane

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch crocodil, from Latin crocodīlus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkroː.koːˈdɪl/

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• Hyphenation: kro‧ko‧dil
• Rhymes: -ɪl

Noun

krokodil m or f (plural krokodillen, diminutive krokodilletje n)

1. crocodile

Derived terms

• krokodilachtig
• krokodillentranen
• nijlkrokodil
• opblaaskrokodil
• paarse krokodil
• zeekrokodil

Descendants

• Afrikaans: krokodil

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Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin crocodilus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos). Via German Krokodil is also a possibility.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkrokodil]
• Hyphenation: kro‧ko‧dil
• Rhymes: -il

Noun

krokodil (plural krokodilok)

1. crocodile

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	krokodil	krokodilok
accusative	krokodilt	krokodilokat
dative	krokodilnak	krokodiloknak
instrumental	krokodillal	krokodilokkal
causal-final	krokodilért	krokodilokért
translative	krokodillá	krokodilokká
terminative	krokodilig	krokodilokig
essive-formal	krokodilként	krokodilokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	krokodilban	krokodilokban
superessive	krokodilon	krokodilokon
adessive	krokodilnál	krokodiloknál
illative	krokodilba	krokodilokba
sublative	krokodilra	krokodilokra
allative	krokodilhoz	krokodilokhoz
elative	krokodilból	krokodilokból
delative	krokodilról	krokodilokról
ablative	krokodiltól	krokodiloktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	krokodilé	krokodiloké
non-attributive possessive - plural	krokodiléi	krokodilokéi

Possessive forms of krokodil
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	krokodilom	krokodiljaim
2nd person sing.	krokodilod	krokodiljaid
3rd person sing.	krokodilja	krokodiljai
1st person plural	krokodilunk	krokodiljaink
2nd person plural	krokodilotok	krokodiljaitok
3rd person plural	krokodiljuk	krokodiljaik

Derived terms

Compound words

• krokodilkönny

 

Further reading

• krokodil in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

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Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French crocodile.

Noun

krokodil

1. crocodile

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

krokòdil m (Cyrillic spelling кроко̀дил)

1. crocodile

Declension

Declension of krokodil

	singular	plural
nominative	krokòdil	krokodili
genitive	krokodíla	krokodila
dative	krokodilu	krokodilima
accusative	krokodila	krokodile
vocative	krokodile	krokodili
locative	krokodilu	krokodilima
instrumental	krokodilom	krokodilima

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Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French crocodile.

Noun

krokodil

1. crocodile

References

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

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Swedish

Noun

krokodil c

1. crocodile (reptile)

Declension

Declension of krokodil
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	krokodil	krokodilen	krokodiler	krokodilerna
Genitive	krokodils	krokodilens	krokodilers	krokodilernas

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West Frisian

Etymology

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Noun

krokodil c (plural krokodillen, diminutive krokodiltsje)

1. crocodile

Alternative forms

• krokkedil

Further reading

• “krokkedil”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011