Uncertain. Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *krews- (“to freeze, harden”) and cognate with Latin crusta, but according to Beekes, the word could alternatively derive from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂-mo-s (“wound blood”) based on the derivative κρυμός (krumós, “frost”) (though this theory is semantically less convincing). For the former case, compare Tocharian B kuraś, krośce (“cold”), Latvian kruvesis, perhaps Ukrainian крига (kryha, “ice”) and Old English hruse (“surface”); for the latter, compare Avestan 𐬑𐬭𐬏𐬨𐬀 (xrūma, “horrible”). See also κρύσταλλος (krústallos, “ice; rock crystal”) (which Beekes considers Pre-Greek).[1]
κρῠ́ος • (krŭ́os) n (genitive κρῠ́ους or κρῠ́εος); third declension
κρῠ́ος • (krŭ́os) m (genitive κρῠ́ου); second declension
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | τὸ κρῠ́ος tò krŭ́os |
τὼ κρῠ́ει tṑ krŭ́ei |
τᾰ̀ κρῠ́η tằ krŭ́ē | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ κρῠ́ους toû krŭ́ous |
τοῖν κρῠοῖν toîn krŭoîn |
τῶν κρῠῶν tôn krŭôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ κρῠ́ει tôi krŭ́ei |
τοῖν κρῠοῖν toîn krŭoîn |
τοῖς κρῠ́εσῐ / κρῠ́εσῐν toîs krŭ́esĭ(n) | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸ κρῠ́ος tò krŭ́os |
τὼ κρῠ́ει tṑ krŭ́ei |
τᾰ̀ κρῠ́η tằ krŭ́ē | ||||||||||
Vocative | κρῠ́ος krŭ́os |
κρῠ́ει krŭ́ei |
κρῠ́η krŭ́ē | ||||||||||
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Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ κρῠ́ος ho krŭ́os |
τὼ κρῠ́ω tṑ krŭ́ō |
οἱ κρῠ́οι hoi krŭ́oi | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ κρῠ́ου toû krŭ́ou |
τοῖν κρῠ́οιν toîn krŭ́oin |
τῶν κρῠ́ων tôn krŭ́ōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ κρῠ́ῳ tôi krŭ́ōi |
τοῖν κρῠ́οιν toîn krŭ́oin |
τοῖς κρῠ́οις toîs krŭ́ois | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν κρῠ́ον tòn krŭ́on |
τὼ κρῠ́ω tṑ krŭ́ō |
τοὺς κρῠ́ους toùs krŭ́ous | ||||||||||
Vocative | κρῠ́ε krŭ́e |
κρῠ́ω krŭ́ō |
κρῠ́οι krŭ́oi | ||||||||||
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From Ancient Greek κρύος (krúos).
Compare Mariupol Greek кри́ю (kríju).
κρύος • (krýos) m (feminine κρύα, neuter κρύο)
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
nominative | κρύος (krýos) | κρύα (krýa) | κρύο (krýo) | κρύοι (krýoi) | κρύες (krýes) | κρύα (krýa) | |
genitive | κρύου (krýou) | κρύας (krýas) | κρύου (krýou) | κρύων (krýon) | κρύων (krýon) | κρύων (krýon) | |
accusative | κρύο (krýo) | κρύα (krýa) | κρύο (krýo) | κρύους (krýous) | κρύες (krýes) | κρύα (krýa) | |
vocative | κρύε (krýe) | κρύα (krýa) | κρύο (krýo) | κρύοι (krýoi) | κρύες (krýes) | κρύα (krýa) |
Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο κρύος, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο κρύος, etc.)