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

• Kanne

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

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

krȗg m ‎(Cyrillic spelling кру̑г)

1. circle
2. circuit
3. lap

Declension

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