kruka

kruka

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkru.ka/
• Rhymes: -uka
• Syllabification: kru‧ka

Noun

kruka m anim

1. genitive/accusative singular of kruk

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Swedish

Etymology

Borrowing from Middle Low German krūke, from Old Saxon krūka, 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]

Compare German Kruke, Danish krukke and Icelandic krukka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrʉːˌka/

Noun

kruka c

1. a pot (clay vessel, especially one for flowers)
2. (colloquial) a coward

Declension

Declension of kruka
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kruka	krukan	krukor	krukorna
Genitive	krukas	krukans	krukors	krukornas

Related terms

• badkruka
• blomkruka
• krukfat
• krukmakare
• krukskärva
• krukväxt
• störtkruka

References

1. Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “crock”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
2. MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “kruka”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN, page crog

Further reading

• kruka in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• kukar