# krater
## English
### Alternative forms

* crater

### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κρατήρ (kratḗr).

### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ)

### Noun

krater (plural kraters)
* (historical) An ancient Greek vessel for mixing water and wine.
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#### Translations
### Anagrams

* Karter, karter

## Basque
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cráter.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /krater/, [kra.t̪e̞r]

### Noun

krater inan
* crater

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “krater”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia

## Danish
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek κρατήρ (kratḗr, “mixing bowl, wassail-bowl”).

### Noun

krater n (definite singular krateret, indefinite plural kratere or kratre, definite plural kraterne or kratrene)
* a crater

### References

* “krater” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin crātēr, from Ancient Greek κρᾱτήρ (krātḗr).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkraː.tər/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: kra‧ter
* Rhymes: -aːtər

### Noun

krater m (plural kraters, diminutive kratertje n)
* (astronomy) meteoric crater
    Synonyms: inslagkrater, meteorietkrater
* (geology) volcanic crater
    Synonym: vulkaankrater
* crater caused by an explosion
* (archaeology) krater (Ancient Greek vessel)

#### Hypernyms

* (krater): mengvat

#### Derived terms

* bomkrater
* granaatkrater
* inslagkrater
* kratermeer
* kratertrechter
* maankrater
* meteorietkrater
* vulkaankrater

#### Descendants

* Afrikaans: krater
* → West Frisian: krater

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek κρατήρ (kratḗr, “mixing bowl, wassail-bowl”).

### Noun

krater n (definite singular krateret or kratret, indefinite plural krater or kratre, definite plural kratra or kratrene)
* a crater

#### Usage notes

The indefinite plural kratere and definite plural kraterne are also used; these occur in Danish and may be acceptable in Riksmål, but not in Bokmål.

#### Derived terms

* bombekrater
* kratersjø

### References

* “krater” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek κρατήρ (kratḗr, “mixing bowl, wassail-bowl”).

### Noun

krater n (definite singular krateret, indefinite plural krater, definite plural kratera)
* a crater

#### Derived terms

* bombekrater
* kratersjø

### References

* “krater” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Etymology

Internationalism; compare English crater, French cratère, German Krater, ultimately from Latin crātēr, from Ancient Greek κρατήρ (kratḗr).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkratɛr/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -atɛr
* Syllabification: kra‧ter

### Noun

krater m inan
* (astronomy) crater
* (geology) crater
* (Ancient Greece, historical) krater

#### Declension
### Further reading

* krater in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* krater in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

From German Krater, from Latin crater.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /krǎːter/
* Hyphenation: kra‧ter

### Noun

kráter m (Cyrillic spelling кра́тер)
* crater

#### Declension
## Slovene
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kràːtɛr/

### Noun

kráter m inan
* crater

#### Inflection
## Swedish
### Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek κρατήρ (kratḗr). Cognate of German Krater, French cratère, Latin crater.

### Noun

krater c
* a crater (astronomy: hemispherical pit)

#### Derived terms

* bombkrater
* kraterformig
* kraterhål
* kraterlandskap
* kratermynning
* kratersjö
* meteoritkrater
* vulkankrater

### Further reading

* krater in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker