kruus

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• kruusch (western variant)
• kraus, krous (northern Moselle Franconian, other dialects lack the word)

Etymology

From Middle High German krūs, from Proto-West Germanic *krūs, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kruzlǭ (“bent or crooked object, curl”), of unknown origin; possibly from Pre-Germanic *grus-, contracted from Proto-Indo-European *gurus- (“twist, curl”), same source as Persian گرس (gors, “braid of hair”). Cognate with German kraus, Dutch kroes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʀuːs/

Adjective

kruus (masculine kruuse, feminine and plural kruus or kruuse, comparative kruuser, superlative et kruuste)

1. (Ripuarian) frizzy (of hair), wrinkled (of the forehead, nose, lips)
   • 1910, “Et Stina muss ’ne Mann han”, Willi Ostermann (lyrics), Emil Palm (music)‎^[1]performed by Bläck Fööss, published 1985:

     Em Stadtwald, em Zoolonische, em Nommedaachskunzäät:
     Die drei dann do ze setze sinn, dat es der Möhde wäät!
     Dä Aal, dä deit de Muul nit op, sei trick de Leppe kruus,
     Un wie e Hohn, dat hallev jeplöck, su süht dat Stina us.

     In the urban woods, at the zoo, the afternoon concert,
     You'll find the three of them sitting there and it's a sight worth seeing!
     The old man won't open his mouth, [his wife] wrinkles her lips,
     While Stina looks like a half-plucked chicken.

Estonian

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German grūs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkruːs/, [ˈkruːs]
• Rhymes: -uːs
• Hyphenation: kruus

Noun

kruus (genitive kruusa, partitive kruusa)

1. gravel

Declension

Declension of kruus (ÕS type 22i/külm, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		kruus	kruusad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	kruusa
genitive			kruusade
partitive		kruusa	kruusi kruusasid
illative		kruusa kruusasse	kruusadesse kruusisse
inessive		kruusas	kruusades kruusis
elative		kruusast	kruusadest kruusist
allative		kruusale	kruusadele kruusile
adessive		kruusal	kruusadel kruusil
ablative		kruusalt	kruusadelt kruusilt
translative		kruusaks	kruusadeks kruusiks
terminative		kruusani	kruusadeni
essive		kruusana	kruusadena
abessive		kruusata	kruusadeta
comitative		kruusaga	kruusadega

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German krūs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkruːs(ʲ)/, [ˈkruːs(ʲ)]
• Rhymes: -uːsʲ, -uːs
• Hyphenation: kruus

Noun

kruus (genitive kruusi, partitive kruusi)

1. mug, cup

Declension

Declension of kruus (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		kruus	kruusid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	kruusi
genitive			kruuside
partitive		kruusi	kruuse kruusisid
illative		kruusi kruusisse	kruusidesse kruusesse
inessive		kruusis	kruusides kruuses
elative		kruusist	kruusidest kruusest
allative		kruusile	kruusidele kruusele
adessive		kruusil	kruusidel kruusel
ablative		kruusilt	kruusidelt kruuselt
translative		kruusiks	kruusideks kruuseks
terminative		kruusini	kruusideni
essive		kruusina	kruusidena
abessive		kruusita	kruusideta
comitative		kruusiga	kruusidega