cruche
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Frankish *krūkka, 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”), but the phonetics are problematic. Also compare Old Irish croiccenn (“skin”).[1][2]
See also regional German Kruke (“crock”), Low German Kruuk (“jug”), Danish krukke (“jar”), Dutch kruik, English crock, and Icelandic krukka (“pot”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʁyʃ/
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Noun
cruche f (plural cruches)
- (Belgium, Upper Normandy, North-Eastern France[3]) pitcher, jug
- cretin, fool, numskull
Synonyms
- carafe
- broc
- pichet
- pot à eau
Derived terms
- tant va la cruche à l'eau qu'à la fin elle se brise
- tant va la cruche à l'eau qu'à la fin elle se casse
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “crock”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “cruche”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN, page crog
- Mathieu Avanzi, La France divisée: « pot », « cruche », « broc » ou « carafe »?
Further reading
- “cruche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English
Noun
cruche
- Alternative form of crouche
Norman
Etymology
From Frankish *krûkka.
Noun
cruche f (plural cruches)
- (Jersey) jug
Synonyms
- canne
- jarre
- jougue
Derived terms
- cruchot (“small boat”)
Sardinian
Alternative forms
- rughe, grughe
- gruxi, ruxi (campidanese)
Etymology
From Latin crux.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkruke/
Noun
cruche m (plural cruches)
- cross