kró

See also: kro, krö, and krọ

Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse kró, from Old Irish cró, from Proto-Celtic *kruwos, *kruwyos, from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₁-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰrouː/

  Rhymes: -ouː

Noun

kró f (genitive singular króar, nominative plural krær or krór)

1. pen, fold, enclosure

   Synonym: kví

Declension

Declension of kró (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kró	króin	krær, krór	krærnar, krórnar
accusative	kró	króna	krær, krór	krærnar, krórnar
dative	kró	krónni	króm	krónum
genitive	króar	króarinnar	króa	krónna

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “kró”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
• Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
• “kró” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)