kryds

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /krys/, [ˈkʰʁ̥ys]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle Low German krūze, krūce, from Old Saxon krūci, from Latin crux.

Compare also German Kreuz, Dutch kruis, with diphthongs going back to a long vowel, which points to a late borrowing (with a medieval pronunciation of the Latin word). English cross, with a short open vowel, is derived independently from Old Irish cros, from a Vulgar Latin pronunciation with /o/ from short u. Doublet of kors (“(Christian) cross”).

Noun

kryds n (singular definite krydset, plural indefinite kryds or krydser)

cross (two crossing lines)
crossroads, intersection (crossing roads)
(zoology) croup (the part of an animal's body around the sacrum, the upper part of the hind legs)
(anatomy) loin (the back of a human around the sacrum)
(music) sharp (a note one semitone higher, ♯)
(slang) crossword (Clipping of krydsogtværs)
(rare) cruise

Declension

More information neuter gender, singular ...

Declension of *kryds*
neuter gender	singular	plural
indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kryds	krydset	kryds krydser	krydsene krydserne
genitive	kryds'	krydsets	kryds' krydsers	krydsenes krydsernes

References

“kryds” in Den Danske Ordbog
“Kryds,1” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kryds

imperative of krydse

Danish