κρύος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

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]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κρῠ́ος (krúosn (genitive κρῠ́ους or κρῠ́εος); third declension
κρῠ́ος (krúosm (genitive κρῠ́ου); second declension

  1. cold, chilliness
  2. frost
  3. ice

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: κρύος (krýos)
  • Mariupol Greek: кри́ю (kríju)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κρύος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 786

References

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κρύος (krúos).

Compare Mariupol Greek кри́ю (kríju).

Pronunciation

Adjective

κρύος (krýosm (feminine κρύα, neuter κρύο)

  1. cold, chilled, chilly, cool

Declension

Declension of κρύος
singular plural
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.)

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