Borrowed fromMiddle Low Germankrîch.
krig c (singular definitekrigen,plural indefinitekrige,in compounds:krigs-)
| common gender | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | krig | krigen | krige | krigene |
| genitive | krigs | krigens | kriges | krigenes |
Derived fromMiddle Low Germankrîch(“battle, quarrel, war; dispute”), fromOld Saxon*krīg, fromProto-West Germanic*krīg(“strife, struggle, fight”), possibly from*krīgan(“to strive, struggle”), fromProto-Germanic*krīganą, possibly fromProto-Indo-European*gʷrihg(ʰ)-o-, a form of*gʷréh₂us(“heavy”), from*gʷreh₂-(“heavy”) +*-us(“forms adjectives”).
krig m (definite singularkrigen,indefinite pluralkriger,definite pluralkrigene)
Borrowed fromMiddle Low Germankrîch, fromProto-West Germanic*krīg. Unlike Faroesekríggj and Swedishkrig, the Norwegian word has masculine gender (similar to common gender in Danishkrig).
krig m (definite singularkrigen,indefinite pluralkrigar,definite pluralkrigane)
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Inherited fromProto-West Germanic*krīg.
krig m
3=2Please seeModule:checkparams for help with this warning.Polański, Kazimierz (1971) “krig”, inSłownik etymologiczny języka Drzewian połabskich [Etymological Dictionary of the Polabian Drevani Language] (in Polish), number 2 (ďüzd – ľotü), Wrocław, Warszawa etc.: Ossolineum, page294
Borrowed fromMiddle Low Germankrîch. Unlike Norwegian and Danishkrig, the Swedish word has neutrum gender like Faroesekríggj.
krig n
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | krig | krigs |
| definite | kriget | krigets | |
| plural | indefinite | krig | krigs |
| definite | krigen | krigens |
Inherited fromMiddle High Germankriec, fromOld High Germankrig.
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Borrowed fromGermanKrieg(“war”).
krig (nominative pluralkrigs)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | krig | krigs |
| genitive | kriga | krigas |
| dative | krige | kriges |
| accusative | krigi | krigis |
| vocative1 | okrig! | okrigs! |
| predicative2 | krigu | krigus |
1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
