krukka

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse krukka, from Proto-Germanic *krogu (pot, pitcher), of uncertain origin. Possibly from a Proto-Indo-European root shared with Old Armenian կարաս (karas, pitcher, large jar), Ancient Greek κρωσσός (krōssós, pitcher), but the phonetics are problematic. Also compare Old Irish croiccenn (skin).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰrʏhka/
    Rhymes: -ʏhka

Noun

krukka f (genitive singular krukku, nominative plural krukkur)

  1. jar, crock

Declension

Verb

krukka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative krukkaði, supine krukkað)

  1. to cut, scrape, or poke at slightly (e.g. a wound)
  2. to tinker, tamper

Conjugation

References

  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “crock”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  2. MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “krukka”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN, page crog

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

krukka m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of krukke

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

krukka f

  1. definite singular of krukke
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