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Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Croesus, derived from Ancient Greek Κροῖσος (Kroîsos). First attested in 1770.[1]
Cognate with English Croesus, French Crésus, and German Krösus.
Pronunciation
Noun
krösus c
- A Croesus; a rich person.
1897–1898, Mattis Dahl, Brott och straff. Svensk kriminalroman. [Crime and punishment. Swedish crime novel.], page 1061:Och hvem är väl denne Crœsus, som kan gifva sin advokat ett så kolossalt honorarium ? sporde en af maskerna.- And who is this Croesus, who can give his lawyer such a colossal honorarium? asked one of the masks.
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