Feminine

cruche

Meaning

Concepts

(Belgium, feminine) pitcher, jug
(feminine) cretin, fool, numskull

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kʁyʃ/

Inherited from Middle French

Inherited from Old French

Cognate with Classical Armenian

Cognate with Ancient Greek

Cognate with Old Irish

In summary

From Middle French cruche, from Old French crouche, kroche, cruche, from Frankish *krūkā, related to Proto-West Germanic *krōgu (“pot, pitcher”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from a Proto-Indo-European root shared with Old Armenian կարաս (karas, “pitcher, large jar”), Ancient Greek κρωσσός (krōssós, “pitcher”), but the phonetics are problematic. Also compare Old Irish croiccenn (“skin”). See also regional German Kruke (“crock”), Low German Kruuk (“jug”), Danish krukke (“jar”), Dutch kruik, English crock, and Icelandic krukka (“pot”).

Feminine

cruche

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kʁyʃ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French

cruche

Inherited from Old French

crouche

Cognate with Classical Armenian

կարաս

Cognate with Ancient Greek

κρωσσός

Cognate with Old Irish

croiccenn

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