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Krug

Krug

See also: krug and krüg

English

Proper noun

Krug

  1. A surname.
    • 2009 April 14, Patricia Sullivan, “Judith Krug”, in The Washington Post:
      Director of the ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom since 1967, Mrs. Krug was a national leader in several legal cases that rose to the Supreme Court.

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʁuːk/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /kʁuːx/ (northern and central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
  • Rhymes: -uːk

Etymology 1

From Middle High German kruoc, from Old High German kruog. Immediate cognates are Middle Dutch kroech, Old English crōg. Further origin unsettled. The originally Low German Kruke (crock), cognate with English crock, is another word, though a relation with Krug is considered likely.

Noun

Krug m (genitive Krugs or Kruges, plural Krüge)

  1. jug
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German krōch, krūch, whence German Low German Kroog and through borrowing Dutch kroeg (pub), Swedish krog. Further origin unknown. A relation with etymology 1 cannot be ruled out, but is considered unlikely by most authorities.

Noun

Krug m (genitive Krugs or Kruges, plural Krüge)

  1. (dated, regional, Northern Germany) pub; bar
Usage notes
  • The word as such has now become rare, but it is still found in the names of many traditional pubs in northern Germany.
Synonyms
  • Kneipe (see there for further synonyms)

Declension

krug

krug

See also: Krug and krüg

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

krȗg m (Cyrillic spelling кру̑г)

  1. circle
  2. circuit
  3. lap

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