krösus

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Swedish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin Croesus, derived from Ancient Greek Κροῖσος (Kroîsos). First attested in 1770.[1]

Cognate with English Croesus, French Crésus, and German Krösus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

krösus c

  1. A Croesus; a rich person.
    • 1897–1898, Mattis Dahl, Brott och straff. Svensk kriminalroman. [Crime and punishment. Swedish crime novel.], page 1061:
      Och hvem är väl denne Crœsus, som kan gifva sin advokat ett så kolossalt honorarium ? sporde en af maskerna.
      And who is this Croesus, who can give his lawyer such a colossal honorarium? asked one of the masks.

Declension[edit]

Declension of krösus 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative krösus krösusen krösusar krösusarna
Genitive krösus krösusens krösusars krösusarnas

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