krudt
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Danish
Etymology
Borrowed and clipped from Middle Low German (büssen)krūt, (bussen)krût (“gunpowder”), from büsse (“rifle”) + krût (“spice, herb”), from Old Saxon krūd, from Proto-West Germanic *krūd (“herb, plant”). For the first element see Proto-West Germanic *buhsā.
Pronunciation
Noun
krudt n (singular definite krudtet, not used in plural form)
Declension
Declension of krudt
| neuter gender |
Singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | krudt | krudtet |
| genitive | krudts | krudtets |
References
- “krudt” in Den Danske Ordbog