kro
Translingual
    
    
Danish
    
    Etymology
    
From Middle Low German kroch, kruch.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): [kʁoˀ]
Inflection
    
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kro | kroen | kroer | kroerne | 
| genitive | kros | kroens | kroers | kroernes | 
References
    
“kro” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
    

Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /kruː/, [kɾuʷː]
Noun
    
kro f or m (definite singular kroa or kroen, indefinite plural kroer, definite plural kroene)
- small restaurant; inn, tavern
Derived terms
    
vegkro (“roadside inn”) (Nynorsk also), veikro
Etymology 2
    

Bird with full crop
Compare English crop, German Kropf, Dutch krop, Swedish kräva
Noun
    
kro m (definite singular kroen, indefinite plural kroer, definite plural kroene)
- (anatomy, biology) crop; a pouch-like area of the gastrointestinal tract found in a variety of animals, including birds and insects.
Etymology 3
    
The noun relating to anatomy (crop) used as a verb. Originally used idiomatically as stretching your crop, as birds do when they've eaten.
Usage notes
    
This verb is only used reflexively
References
    
“kro” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
    
    Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /kruː/, [kɾuʷː]
Noun
    
kro f (definite singular kroa, indefinite plural kroer, definite plural kroene)
- small restaurant; inn, tavern
Derived terms
    
vegkro (“roadside inn”)
Noun
    
kro m (definite singular kroen, indefinite plural kroar, definite plural kroane)
References
    
“kro” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
    
    Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /krɔ/
- Rhymes: -ɔ
- Syllabification: kro
Saterland Frisian
    
    Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /kroː/
- Hyphenation: kro
- Rhymes: -oː
References
    
- Marron C. Fort (2015) “krie”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN