крюк

See also: крук

Russian

крюк

Etymology

According to Pokorny, from Proto-Indo-European *gers- (to twist, bend, turn), see also Old Saxon kerian, Old Norse keyra (to whip), also Ancient Greek γέρδιος (gérdios, weaver).[1]

According to Vasmer, the word is borrowed from Old Norse krókr, itself probably from the same Indo-European root.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [krʲuk]
  • (file)

Noun

крюк (krjuk) m inan (genitive крюка́, nominative plural крюки́ or крю́чья, genitive plural крюко́в or крю́чьев)

  1. hook
    ру́ки-крю́ки (у кого́-либо)
    rúki-krjúki (u kovó-libo)
    (someone's) fingers are all thumbs
  2. detour

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 392-93
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