krösus
Appearance
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
- 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]nominative | genitive | ||
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singular | indefinite | krösus | krösus |
definite | krösusen | krösusens | |
plural | indefinite | krösusar | krösusars |
definite | krösusarna | krösusarnas |