# krog
## Danish
### Etymology

From Old Danish krok, from Old Norse krókr (“hook”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /krɔːɡ/, [kʰʁɔwˀ]

### Noun

krog c (singular definite krogen, plural indefinite kroge)
* hook
* catch
* corner, nook

#### Inflection
### Verb

krog
* imperative of kroge

## Slovene
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *krǫgъ.

### Pronunciation 1

* IPA: /krɔk/

#### Preposition

krog
* (with genitive) around

### Pronunciation 2

* IPA: /króːk/

#### Noun

krọ̑g m inan
* circle

##### Inflection
### Further reading

* “krog”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Swedish krogher, from Middle Low German krôch, from Proto-Germanic *kranhō (“corner”), which according to Kroonen could be related to *kringaną (“to turn, yield”). However, it could otherwise be from Proto-Germanic *kragan- (“throat”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrogʰ-, which could be related to Ancient Greek βρόχθος (brókhthos, “throat”); similar sense development is found in Latin, where gurgustium (“pub, hut”) is related to gurges (“whirlpool, abyss”).
Compare Norwegian Nynorsk kro f, Dutch kroeg and German Krug.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kruːɡ/
* Audio (Gotland); “en krog”:(file)
* Rhymes: -uːɡ

### Noun

krog c
* a (more rustic) premise where alcohol is sold and consumed; a pub, (except often not as strong in tone) a tavern
* (especially in the definite) a drinking establishment (generally); (in the definite, collectively) drinking establishments
    gå på krogengo out somewhere to drink / (US) to the bar (used generically)
    vara ute på krogen varje helgbe out drinking / (US) at the bar every weekend
    Vad är det sjukaste ni varit med om på krogen?What's the craziest thing that ever happened to you at the pub/bar/club / when out drinking?
    Vi träffades på krogenWe met in a pub/bar/club
    Jag tror han jobbar på krogenI think he works in a pub/bar/club [if not referencing a particular establishment]
    Åldersgränsen för att gå på krogen är 18The minimum age for going to the pub/bar (generically) is 18
* a restaurant (where the serving of alcohol is at least as important as the food)
    en nyöppnad krog i centrala Stockholma newly opened restaurant in central Stockholm
* (chiefly historical) an inn
* (in the compound vägkrog and the names of some establishments) a roadside restaurant, a roadhouse
    Vi stannade till på en vägkrogWe stopped till [expresses a sudden and brief action (brief stay) – can be skipped] at a roadside restaurant

#### Usage notes

* Fairly fuzzy as a term outside (sense 2) and (sense 5). Not all native speakers will agree on exactly what a krog entails, with some placing greater emphasis on food. Referring to restaurants as krogar seems to be more common in Stockholm than elsewhere, which might play in. Likely thought of as a more rustic bar by many native speakers. Clubs are further from the intuition, though included in the collective (sense 2).
* Though not implied, also used of fancy restaurants. Restaurants are implied in compounds like stjärnkrog (“restaurant (referred to as a krog) with a Michelin star”).

#### Derived terms

* danskrog
* favoritkrog
* finkrog
* gourmetkrog
* guldkrog
* innekrog
* kineskrog
* krogbesök
* krogbord
* krogbranschen
* krogbråk
* krogdans
* krogdisk
* krogdiskriminering
* kroggäst
* krogkund
* krogkö
* krogliv
* krogmiljö
* krogmoms
* krognota
* krogrond
* krogronda
* krogrunda
* krogrörelse
* krogsanering
* krogshow
* krogskylt
* krogslagsmål
* krogsväng
* krogvakt
* krogvan
* krogvana
* krogvärd
* krogägare
* kvarterskrog
* lyxkrog
* lönnkrog
* sjömanskrog
* stamkrog
* stjärnkrog
* systerkrog
* vägkrog

#### Related terms

* krögare

#### See also

* bar
* nattklubb
* pub

### References

* krog in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* krog in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
* ↑ Guus Kroonen (2013) “kranho”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 302
* ↑ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “kroeg”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

### Anagrams

* korg