kry

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch krijgen, from Middle Dutch crigen, from Old Dutch *crīgan, from Proto-West Germanic *krīgan. Cognate to German kriegen (“to get”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /krəi/
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Verb

kry (present kry, present participle krygende, past participle gekry)

  1. to get, receive, obtain

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

kry f

  1. inflection of kra:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Middle English

Noun

kry

  1. Alternative form of cry

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

kry (present tense kryr, past tense krydde, past participle krytt/krydd, passive infinitive kryast, present participle kryande, imperative kry)

  1. to teem

Adjective

kry (neuter singular krytt, definite singular and plural krye, comparative kryare, indefinite superlative kryst, definite superlative kryaste)

  1. proud of oneself

Old Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /krɨ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /krɨ/

Noun

kry f

  1. Alternative form of krew

Polish

Pronunciation

Noun

kry f

  1. inflection of kra:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Slovak

Pronunciation

Noun

kry

  1. nominative/accusative plural of ker

Slovincian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kry̑.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪ
  • Syllabification: kry

Noun

kry f

  1. blood (vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen)

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

Likely cognate with Ancient Greek βρύω (brúō). Compare origin of krut.

Adjective

kry (comparative kryare, superlative kryast)

  1. not sick or ill, well, healthy

Declension

Inflection of kry
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular kry kryare kryast
neuter singular krytt kryare kryast
plural krya kryare kryast
masculine plural2 krye kryare kryast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 krye kryare kryaste
all krya kryare kryaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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