kroes

See also: Kroes

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krus/

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• Hyphenation: kroes
• Rhymes: -us

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch croese, possibly an old Germanic borrowing of Ancient Greek κρωσσός (krōssós, “pitcher, pail, urn”).

Noun

kroes m (plural kroezen, diminutive kroesje n)

1. chalice, cup, drinking vessel
2. vessel used for heating or smelting resources and raw materials

Derived terms

• smeltkroes

Descendants

• → Caribbean Javanese: krus

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch croes, cruus, from Proto-West Germanic *krūs. Related with Proto-Germanic *kruzlǭ (“bent or crooked object, curl”), whence Dutch krul. Further origin unknown. Possibly from Pre-Germanic *grus-, contracted from Proto-Indo-European *gurus- (“twist, curl”), same source as Persian گرس (gors, “braid of hair”).^[1] Cognate with German kraus. The form with oe instead of expected ui is either a Hollandic relict form or from eastern dialects.

Adjective

kroes (comparative kroezer, superlative meest kroes or kroest)

1. frizzy, nappy

Descendants

• Afrikaans: kroes

References

1. van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “kroezen”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute