German Low German

Noun

Krig m

1. Alternative form of Krieg

Danish

Noun

krig c (singular definite krigen, plural indefinite krige, in compounds: krigs-)

1. war (conflict involving organized use of arms)

Declension

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German krīch. Related to Danish krig, Swedish krig, German Krieg, and Dutch krijg

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɾiːɡ/

Noun

krig m ‎(definite singular krigen, indefinite plural kriger, definite plural krigene)

1. war

   Krigen mellom Russland og Sverige

   The war between Russia and Sweden

Synonyms

• kamp, strid, ufred

Antonyms

• fred

Derived terms

References

• “krig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• Falk, Hjalmar; Torp, Alf (1903–06) Etymologisk ordbog over det norske og det danske sprog [Etymological Dictionary of the Norwegian and Danish Languages], page 413

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German krīch. Related to Danish krig, Swedish krig, German Krieg, and Dutch krijg

Noun

krig m ‎(definite singular krigen, indefinite plural krigar, definite plural krigane)

1. a war

Synonyms

• kamp, strid, ufred

Antonyms

• fred

Derived terms

See Norwegian Bokmål for other derived terms.

References

• “krig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *krīgaz, probably from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us.

Noun

krig ?

1. stubbornness
2. defiance

Descendants

• Middle High German: kriec
  • German: Krieg

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German krīch.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːg

Noun

krig n

1. war

Declension

Related terms

Antonyms

• fred

References

• krig in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)

Vilamovian

Pronunciation

Noun

krig m (plural krigia)

1. war

Volapük

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krig/

Etymology

Borrowing from German Krieg ‎(“war”).

Noun

krig ‎(plural krigs)

1. war
   • 1951, editors, "REIDANES LESTÜMIK OBAS.", Volapükagased pro Nedänapükans, 1, 1.

     Dub volakrigs tel, dub krigs votik, dub voluts laf epasetiköl tumyela at evedon tumyelalaf mifätik.

     Because of two world wars, because of other wars, because of revolts the past half of this century has become a catastrophic half-century.

Declension

Derived terms

• volakrig ‎(“world war”)