krokus

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See also: Krokus and krókus

Danish

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Noun

krokus c (singular definite krokussen, plural indefinite krokusser or krokus)

  1. crocus

Declension

Further reading

Dutch

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin crocus, from Ancient Greek κρόκος (krókos), from a Semitic language.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkroː.kʏs/
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  • Hyphenation: kro‧kus

Noun

krokus f (plural krokussen, diminutive krokusje n)

  1. (botany) crocus, bulb plant of genus Crocus

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

krokus m (definite singular krokusen, indefinite plural krokus or krokuser, definite plural krokusene)

  1. a crocus

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

krokus m (definite singular krokusen, indefinite plural krokusar, definite plural krokusane)

  1. a crocus

Derived terms

Polish

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krokusy

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin crocus.

Pronunciation

Noun

krokus m inan

  1. crocus (any plant of the genus Crocus)
    Synonym: szafran

Declension

Further reading

  • krokus in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • krokus in Polish dictionaries at PWN