kro
Translingual
Symbol
kro
- (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Kru languages.
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkro]
Noun
kro f
- vocative singular of kra
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German kroch, kruch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kʁoˀ]
Noun
kro c (singular definite kroen, plural indefinite kroer)
- inn
Inflection
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | kro | kroen | kroer | kroerne |
genitive | kros | kroens | kroers | kroernes |
References
“kro” in Den Danske Ordbog
Kriol
Etymology
From English crow.
Noun
kro
- crow
Synonyms
- wakwak
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kruː/, [kɾuʷː]
Etymology 1
From German Krug.
Noun
kro f or m (definite singular kroa or kroen, indefinite plural kroer, definite plural kroene)
- small restaurant; inn, tavern
Derived terms
vegkro (“roadside inn”) (Nynorsk also), veikro
Etymology 2
Compare English crop, German Kropf, Dutch krop, Swedish kräva
Noun
kro m (definite singular kroen, indefinite plural kroer, definite plural kroene)
- (anatomy, biology) crop; a pouch-like area of the gastrointestinal tract found in a variety of animals, including birds and insects.
Etymology 3
The noun relating to anatomy (crop) used as a verb. Originally used idiomatically as stretching your crop, as birds do when they've eaten.
Verb
kro (imperative kro, present tense kror, simple past krodde, past participle krodd)
- to show enjoyment
- Han krodde seg skikkelig under massasjen
- He really showed his enjoyment during the massage
- Han krodde seg skikkelig under massasjen
Usage notes
This verb is only used reflexively
References
“kro” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kruː/, [kɾuʷː]
Etymology 1
From German Krug.
Noun
kro f (definite singular kroa, indefinite plural kroer, definite plural kroene)
- small restaurant; inn, tavern
Derived terms
vegkro (“roadside inn”)
Noun
kro m (definite singular kroen, indefinite plural kroar, definite plural kroane)
- (anatomy, biology) crop
Verb
kro (imperative kro, present tense kror, simple past krodde, past participle krodd or krott)
- See Bokmål entry
References
“kro” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /krɔ/
- Rhymes: -ɔ
- Syllabification: kro
Noun
kro f
- vocative singular of kra
Saterland Frisian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kroː/
- Hyphenation: kro
- Rhymes: -oː
Determiner
kro
- plural of krie
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015), “krie”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN