krokodil

See also: Krokodil and krokodíl

English

Etymology

From the Russian крокоди́л (krokodíl, crocodile), because of its damaging effects on the skin.

Noun

krokodil (uncountable)

  1. (slang) The drug desomorphine.
    • 2016, Simon Shuster, Time magazine,
      But other synthetic drugs, such the ones known in the streets as bath salts, now dominate the market in Russia, while the most common sign of krokodil is the quiet devastation it has left behind.

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch krokodil, from Middle Dutch crocodil, from Latin crocodīlus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos).

Noun

krokodil (plural krokodille)

  1. crocodile

Derived terms


Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch crocodil, from Latin crocodīlus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkroː.koːˈdɪl/
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  • Hyphenation: kro‧ko‧dil
  • Rhymes: -ɪl

Noun

krokodil m or f (plural krokodillen, diminutive krokodilletje n)

  1. crocodile

Derived terms

Descendants


Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin crocodilus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos). Via German Krokodil is also a possibility.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkrokodil]
  • Hyphenation: kro‧ko‧dil

Noun

krokodil (plural krokodilok)

  1. crocodile

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative krokodil krokodilok
accusative krokodilt krokodilokat
dative krokodilnak krokodiloknak
instrumental krokodillal krokodilokkal
causal-final krokodilért krokodilokért
translative krokodillá krokodilokká
terminative krokodilig krokodilokig
essive-formal krokodilként krokodilokként
essive-modal
inessive krokodilban krokodilokban
superessive krokodilon krokodilokon
adessive krokodilnál krokodiloknál
illative krokodilba krokodilokba
sublative krokodilra krokodilokra
allative krokodilhoz krokodilokhoz
elative krokodilból krokodilokból
delative krokodilról krokodilokról
ablative krokodiltól krokodiloktól
Possessive forms of krokodil
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. krokodilom krokodiljaim
2nd person sing. krokodilod krokodiljaid
3rd person sing. krokodilja krokodiljai
1st person plural krokodilunk krokodiljaink
2nd person plural krokodilotok krokodiljaitok
3rd person plural krokodiljuk krokodiljaik

Derived terms

References

  1. Zaicz, Gábor. Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (’Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French crocodile

Noun

krokodil

  1. crocodile

References

  • Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

krokòdil m (Cyrillic spelling кроко̀дил)

  1. crocodile

Declension


Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French crocodile

Noun

krokodil

  1. crocodile

References

  • Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

Swedish

Noun

krokodil c

  1. crocodile (reptile)

Declension

Declension of krokodil 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative krokodil krokodilen krokodiler krokodilerna
Genitive krokodils krokodilens krokodilers krokodilernas

West Frisian

Etymology

Noun

krokodil c (plural krokodillen, diminutive krokodiltsje)

  1. crocodile

Alternative forms

  • krokkedil

Further reading

  • krokkedil”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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