krin

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κρίνον (krínon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krîːn/

Noun

krȋn m (Cyrillic spelling кри̑н)

1. (archaic, poetic) lily

   Synonyms: ljìljan, zambak

Declension

Declension of krin

	singular	plural
nominative	krȋn	krínovi
genitive	krina	krinova
dative	krinu	krinovima
accusative	krin	krinove
vocative	krinu	krinovi
locative	krinu	krinovima
instrumental	krinom	krinovima

References

• “krin” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English clean.

Adjective

krin

1. clean
2. clear

Verb

krin

1. to clean
2. To polish.