kruk
See also: Kruk
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch kruk, from Middle Dutch crucke.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /krœk/
Noun
kruk (plural krukke)
- 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)
- stool (piece of furniture without back or armrests)
- crutch (device to assist in motion)
- handle
Derived terms
- baarkruk
- barkruk
- deurkruk
- krukas
- krukken
- krukzolder
- melkkruk
- pianokruk
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
- first-person singular present indicative of krukken
- imperative of krukken
Anagrams
- kurk
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch kruk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /krʊk/
Noun
kruk (first-person possessive krukku, second-person possessive krukmu, third-person possessive kruknya)
- (surgery) crutch.
Further reading
- “kruk” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kruk/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -uk
- Syllabification: kruk
- Homophone: Kruk
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *krukъ.
Noun
kruk m anim (diminutive kruczek)
- raven, especially the common raven (Corvus corax)
Declension
Declension of kruk
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kruk | kruki |
| genitive | kruka | kruków |
| dative | krukowi | krukom |
| accusative | kruka | kruki |
| instrumental | krukiem | krukami |
| locative | kruku | krukach |
| vocative | kruku | kruki |
Derived terms
adjectives
- kruczy
- krukowaty
nouns
- biały kruk
- krucz
- kruczek
- kruczę
proverbs
- kruk krukowi oka nie wykole
- rozdziobią nas kruki i wrony
Related terms
verbs
- kruczeć impf
- krukać impf
Noun
kruk m pers
- (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
- (regional) fire iron, poker
- Synonym: pogrzebacz
Declension
Declension of kruk
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kruk | kruki |
| genitive | kruku | kruków |
| dative | krukowi | krukom |
| accusative | kruk | kruki |
| instrumental | krukiem | krukami |
| locative | kruku | krukach |
| vocative | kruku | kruki |
Related terms
noun
- kruczek
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)
- crutch