Uncertain. Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *krews- (“to freeze, harden”) and cognate with Latin crusta, but according to Beekes, the word could alternatively derive from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂-mo-s (“wound blood”) based on the derivative κρυμός (krumós, “frost”) (though this theory is semantically less convincing). For the former case, compare Tocharian B kuraś, krośce (“cold”), Latvian kruvesis, perhaps Ukrainian крига (kryha, “ice”) and Old English hruse (“surface”); for the latter, compare Avestan 𐬑𐬭𐬏𐬨𐬀 (xrūma, “horrible”). See also κρύσταλλος (krústallos, “ice; rock crystal”) (which Beekes considers Pre-Greek).[1]
κρῠ́ος • (krúos) n (genitive κρῠ́ους or κρῠ́εος); third declension
κρῠ́ος • (krúos) m (genitive κρῠ́ου); second declension
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | τὸ κρῠ́ος tò krúos |
τὼ κρῠ́ει tṑ krúei |
τᾰ̀ κρῠ́η tà krúē | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ κρῠ́ους toû krúous |
τοῖν κρῠοῖν toîn kruoîn |
τῶν κρῠῶν tôn kruôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ κρῠ́ει tôi krúei |
τοῖν κρῠοῖν toîn kruoîn |
τοῖς κρῠ́εσῐ / κρῠ́εσῐν toîs krúesi(n) | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸ κρῠ́ος tò krúos |
τὼ κρῠ́ει tṑ krúei |
τᾰ̀ κρῠ́η tà krúē | ||||||||||
Vocative | κρῠ́ος krúos |
κρῠ́ει krúei |
κρῠ́η krúē | ||||||||||
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Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ κρῠ́ος ho krúos |
τὼ κρῠ́ω tṑ krúō |
οἱ κρῠ́οι hoi krúoi | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ κρῠ́ου toû krúou |
τοῖν κρῠ́οιν toîn krúoin |
τῶν κρῠ́ων tôn krúōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ κρῠ́ῳ tôi krúōi |
τοῖν κρῠ́οιν toîn krúoin |
τοῖς κρῠ́οις toîs krúois | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν κρῠ́ον tòn krúon |
τὼ κρῠ́ω tṑ krúō |
τοὺς κρῠ́ους toùs krúous | ||||||||||
Vocative | κρῠ́ε krúe |
κρῠ́ω krúō |
κρῠ́οι krúoi | ||||||||||
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From Ancient Greek κρύος (krúos).
Compare Mariupol Greek кри́ю (kríju).
κρύος • (krýos) m (feminine κρύα, neuter κρύο)
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
nominative | κρύος (krýos) | κρύα (krýa) | κρύο (krýo) | κρύοι (krýoi) | κρύες (krýes) | κρύα (krýa) | |
genitive | κρύου (krýou) | κρύας (krýas) | κρύου (krýou) | κρύων (krýon) | κρύων (krýon) | κρύων (krýon) | |
accusative | κρύο (krýo) | κρύα (krýa) | κρύο (krýo) | κρύους (krýous) | κρύες (krýes) | κρύα (krýa) | |
vocative | κρύε (krýe) | κρύα (krýa) | κρύο (krýo) | κρύοι (krýoi) | κρύες (krýes) | κρύα (krýa) |
Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο κρύος, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο κρύος, etc.)