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kroes

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See also: Kroes

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /krus/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: kroes
  • Rhymes: -us

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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kroes m (plural kroezen, diminutive kroesje n)

  1. chalice, cup, drinking vessel
  2. vessel used for heating or smelting resources and raw materials
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  • Caribbean Javanese: krus

Etymology 2

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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

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kroes (comparative kroezer, superlative meest kroes or kroest)

  1. frizzy, nappy
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References

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