The element "-σσ-", as well as the technical meaning, points to a Pre-Greek origin. Previously the word has been compared with Old English crocca (“crock”), Dutch kruik (“jug”) and Middle Irish croccán. Note also Old Armenian կարաս (karas).
κρωσσός • (krōssós) m (genitive κρωσσοῦ); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ κρωσσός ho krōssós |
τὼ κρωσσώ tṑ krōssṓ |
οἱ κρωσσοί hoi krōssoí | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ κρωσσοῦ toû krōssoû |
τοῖν κρωσσοῖν toîn krōssoîn |
τῶν κρωσσῶν tôn krōssôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ κρωσσῷ tôi krōssôi |
τοῖν κρωσσοῖν toîn krōssoîn |
τοῖς κρωσσοῖς toîs krōssoîs | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν κρωσσόν tòn krōssón |
τὼ κρωσσώ tṑ krōssṓ |
τοὺς κρωσσούς toùs krōssoús | ||||||||||
| Vocative | κρωσσέ krōssé |
κρωσσώ krōssṓ |
κρωσσοί krōssoí | ||||||||||
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