kraus

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German krūs (frizzy), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kruzlǭ (bent or crooked object, curl), of unknown origin; possibly from Pre-Germanic *grus-, contracted from Proto-Indo-European *gurus- (twist, curl), same source as Persian گرس (gors, braid of hair).[1] Related to English curl and Dutch krullen (to curl).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯s

Adjective[edit]

kraus (strong nominative masculine singular krauser, comparative krauser, superlative am krausesten)

  1. curly

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • kraus” in Duden online
  • kraus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “kroezen”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Samogitian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kraujas, from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂- (blood of a wound).

Noun[edit]

kraus m

  1. blood