κρουστός

From κρουσ- (krous-) (from κρούω (kroúō, “to strike”)) +‎ -τός (-tós).

κρουστός • (kroustós) m (feminine κρουστή, neuter κρουστόν); first/second declension (Koine)

1. (music) played by striking (with a plectron) (of music instruments)

   κρουστά ὄργανα ― kroustá órgana ― percussion instruments

• κροῦμα n (kroûma, “beat, stroke; play music instruments”)
• κροῦσις f (kroûsis, “striking, smiting, collision”)
• κρουστικός (kroustikós, “fit for striking, butting”)
• and see κρούω (kroúō, “strike”)

• IPA^(key): /kruˈstos/
• Hyphenation: κρου‧στός

From Hellenistic Koine Greek κρουστός, and a semantic loan from German Schlaginstrumente or French instruments à percussion.

κρουστός • (kroustós) m (feminine κρουστή, neuter κρουστό)

1. (music) of or related to percussion instruments

• κρουστά n pl (kroustá, “percussion (instruments)”)

• see: κρούω (kroúo, “strike”)

From κρούστα f (kroústa, “crust”), borrowed from Latin crusta, or possibly via the Italian crosta + -ός.^[1]

κρουστός • (kroustós) m (feminine κρουστή, neuter κρουστό)

1. tightly woven
2. full

• πυκνοϋφασμένος (pyknoÿfasménos, participle)

• αγανός (aganós)
• αραιοϋφασμένος (araioÿfasménos, participle)

• For sense percussion there are no degrees of comparison.