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kry

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch krijgen, from Middle Dutch crigen, from Old Dutch *crīgan, from Proto-West Germanic *krīgan. Cognate to German kriegen (to get).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /krəi/
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Verb

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kry (present kry, present participle krygende, past participle gekry)

  1. to get, receive, obtain

Czech

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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kry f

  1. inflection of kra:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Middle English

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Noun

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kry

  1. Alternative form of cry

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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kry (present tense kryr, past tense krydde, past participle krytt/krydd, passive infinitive kryast, present participle kryande, imperative kry)

  1. to teem

Adjective

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kry (neuter singular krytt, definite singular and plural krye, comparative kryare, indefinite superlative kryst, definite superlative kryaste)

  1. proud of oneself

Old Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /krɨ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /krɨ/

Noun

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kry f

  1. Alternative form of krew

Polish

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Noun

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kry f

  1. inflection of kra:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Slovak

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Noun

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kry

  1. nominative/accusative plural of ker

Slovincian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kry̑.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɪ/
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  • Syllabification: kry

Noun

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kry f

  1. blood (vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen)

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Likely cognate with Ancient Greek βρύω (brúō). Compare origin of krut.

Adjective

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kry (comparative kryare, superlative kryast)

  1. not sick or ill, well, healthy

Declension

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Inflection of kry
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular kry kryare kryast
Neuter singular krytt kryare kryast
Plural krya kryare kryast
Masculine plural3 krye kryare kryast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 krye kryare kryaste
All krya kryare kryaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic
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