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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch crucen. Equivalent to kruis + -en.
Verb
kruisen
- (transitive) to cross, intersect
- De twee wegen kruisen elkaar bij het kruispunt. ― The two roads cross each other at the intersection.
- De lijnen kruisen elkaar in het midden van het papier. ― The lines intersect each other in the middle of the paper.
- (transitive) to breed (to arrange the mating of specific animals or plants)
- De boer kruiste twee verschillende rassen van schapen. ― The farmer bred two different breeds of sheep.
- Ze zijn van plan om de planten te kruisen om een nieuwe variant te krijgen. ― They plan to cross the plants to get a new variant.
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
kruisen
- plural of kruis
Further reading
- “kruisen” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie.