kro
Translingual
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German kroch, kruch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kʁoˀ]
Inflection
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | kro | kroen | kroer | kroerne |
genitive | kros | kroens | kroers | kroernes |
References
“kro” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kruː/, [kɾuʷː]
Noun
kro f or m (definite singular kroa or kroen, indefinite plural kroer, definite plural kroene)
- small restaurant; inn, tavern
Derived terms
vegkro (“roadside inn”) (Nynorsk also), veikro
Etymology 2

Bird with full crop
Compare English crop, German Kropf, Dutch krop, Swedish kräva
Noun
kro m (definite singular kroen, indefinite plural kroer, definite plural kroene)
- (anatomy, biology) crop; a pouch-like area of the gastrointestinal tract found in a variety of animals, including birds and insects.
Etymology 3
The noun relating to anatomy (crop) used as a verb. Originally used idiomatically as stretching your crop, as birds do when they've eaten.
Usage notes
This verb is only used reflexively
References
“kro” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kruː/, [kɾuʷː]
Noun
kro f (definite singular kroa, indefinite plural kroer, definite plural kroene)
- small restaurant; inn, tavern
Derived terms
vegkro (“roadside inn”)
Noun
kro m (definite singular kroen, indefinite plural kroar, definite plural kroane)
References
“kro” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /krɔ/
- Rhymes: -ɔ
- Syllabification: kro
Saterland Frisian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kroː/
- Hyphenation: kro
- Rhymes: -oː
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015) “krie”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN