# κρουστός
## Ancient Greek
### Etymology

From κρουσ- (krous-) (from κρούω (kroúō, “to strike”)) +‎ -τός (-tós).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /krusˈtos/ → /krusˈtos/
* (1st CE Egyptian) IPA: /krusˈtos/
* (4th CE Koine) IPA: /krusˈtos/
* (10th CE Byzantine) IPA: /krusˈtos/
* (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA: /krusˈtos/

### Adjective

κρουστός • (kroustós) m (feminine κρουστή, neuter κρουστόν); first/second declension (Koine)
* (music) played by striking (with a plectron) (of music instruments)
    κρουστά ὄργανα ― kroustá órgana ― percussion instruments

#### Related terms

* κροῦμα n (kroûma, “beat, stroke; play music instruments”)
* κροῦσις f (kroûsis, “striking, smiting, collision”)
* κρουστικός (kroustikós, “fit for striking, butting”)
* and see κρούω (kroúō, “strike”)

## Greek
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kruˈstos/
* Hyphenation: κρου‧στός

### Etymology 1

From Hellenistic Koine Greek κρουστός, and a semantic loan from German Schlaginstrumente or French instruments à percussion.

#### Adjective

κρουστός • (kroustós) m (feminine κρουστή, neuter κρουστό)
* (music) of or related to percussion instruments

##### Derived terms

* κρουστά n pl (kroustá, “percussion (instruments)”)

##### Related terms

* see: κρούω (kroúo, “strike”)

### Etymology 2

From κρούστα f (kroústa, “crust”), borrowed from Latin crusta, or possibly via the Italian crosta + -ός.

#### Adjective

κρουστός • (kroustós) m (feminine κρουστή, neuter κρουστό)
* tightly woven
* full

##### Synonyms

* πυκνοϋφασμένος (pyknoÿfasménos, participle)

##### Antonyms

* αγανός (aganós)
* αραιοϋφασμένος (araioÿfasménos, participle)

### Declension

* For sense percussion there are no degrees of comparison.
| number case \ gender | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| number case \ gender | masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | κρουστός • | κρουστή • | κρουστό • | κρουστοί • | κρουστές • | κρουστά • |
| genitive | κρουστού • | κρουστής • | κρουστού • | κρουστών • | κρουστών • | κρουστών • |
| accusative | κρουστό • | κρουστή • | κρουστό • | κρουστούς • | κρουστές • | κρουστά • |
| vocative | κρουστέ • | κρουστή • | κρουστό • | κρουστοί • | κρουστές • | κρουστά • |
| derivations | Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο κρουστός, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο κρουστός, etc.) | Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο κρουστός, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο κρουστός, etc.) | Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο κρουστός, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο κρουστός, etc.) | Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο κρουστός, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο κρουστός, etc.) | Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο κρουστός, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο κρουστός, etc.) | Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο κρουστός, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο κρουστός, etc.) |

### References

* ↑ κρουστός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language