Krücke
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German krucke, krücke, from Old High German krucka, from Proto-West Germanic *krukkju, from Proto-Germanic *krukjō (“crutch, staff”), from Proto-Indo-European *grewg- (“wrinkle, bend”), from *ger- (“to turn, bend”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Krücke f (genitive Krücke, plural Krücken)
- crutch
- Synonym: Krückstock
- Er geht auf Krücken. ― He walks on crutches.
- (figuratively) crotch; prop
- Synonym: Stütze
- eine sprachliche Krücke ― a linguistic crotch
- (derogatory, informal) laggard, snail (slow person)
- Du bist aber eine Krücke, so kommen wir heute nicht mehr ans Ziel.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (derogatory, informal) piece of junk
- Mein Computer ist eine alte Krücke.
- My computer is an old piece of junk.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Krücke [feminine]
Descendants
[edit]- → Kashubian: krëczewka
Further reading
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