kruk

See also: Kruk

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch kruk, from Middle Dutch crucke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /krœk/

Noun

kruk (plural krukke)

  1. crutch

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /krʏk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: kruk
  • Rhymes: -ʏk

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch crucke, from Old Dutch *krukka, from Frankish *krukkju, from Proto-Germanic *krukjō.

Noun

kruk f (plural krukken, diminutive krukje n)

  1. stool (piece of furniture without back or armrests)
  2. crutch (device to assist in motion)
  3. handle
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: kruk
  • Indonesian: kruk (crutch)
  • Papiamentu: krùk, kruk (dated)
  • West Frisian: kruk

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kruk

  1. inflection of krukken:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Anagrams

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch kruk.

Pronunciation

Noun

kruk (plural kruk-kruk)

  1. (surgery) crutch

Further reading

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from Low Prussian Krucke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkruk/
  • Rhymes: -uk
  • Syllabification: kruk

Noun

kruk m inan

  1. pitcher, jug
  2. hot water bottle

Declension

Declension of kruk
singular plural
nominative kruk kruczi
genitive kruka kruków
dative krukòwi krukóm
accusative kruka kruczi
instrumental krukã krukama
locative krukù krukach
vocative krukù kruczi

Further reading

  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “dzban”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[1]
  • kruk”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkruk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -uk
  • Syllabification: kruk
  • Homophone: Kruk

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *krukъ.

Noun

kruk m animal (diminutive kruczek)

  1. raven, especially the common raven (Corvus corax)
Declension
Derived terms
adjectives
proverbs
verbs

Noun

kruk m pers

  1. (Warsaw) unemployed person

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ukrainian крюк (krjuk), from Old East Slavic крюкъ (krjukŭ), from Old Norse krókr, from Proto-Germanic *krōkaz.

Noun

kruk m inan

  1. (regional) fire iron, poker
    Synonym: pogrzebacz
Declension

Further reading

  • kruk in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kruk in Polish dictionaries at PWN

West Frisian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch kruk, from Middle Dutch crucke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /krøk/

Noun

kruk c (plural krukken)

  1. crutch