krookus

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Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin crocus, from Ancient Greek κρόκος (krókos), of Semitic extraction. Doublet of kurkuma.

Pronunciation

Noun

krookus

  1. crocus (perennial flowering plant of the genus Crocus)

Declension

Inflection of krookus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative krookus krookukset
genitive krookuksen krookusten
krookuksien
partitive krookusta krookuksia
illative krookukseen krookuksiin
singular plural
nominative krookus krookukset
accusative nom. krookus krookukset
gen. krookuksen
genitive krookuksen krookusten
krookuksien
partitive krookusta krookuksia
inessive krookuksessa krookuksissa
elative krookuksesta krookuksista
illative krookukseen krookuksiin
adessive krookuksella krookuksilla
ablative krookukselta krookuksilta
allative krookukselle krookuksille
essive krookuksena krookuksina
translative krookukseksi krookuksiksi
abessive krookuksetta krookuksitta
instructive krookuksin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of krookus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

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