Kropf
German, noun/krɔpf/
Kropf is a German masculine noun meaning “crop, craw (part of a bird's throat)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “krankhafte Verdickung der Schilddrüse beim Menschen”.
What does Kropf mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecrop, craw (part of a bird's throat)
- 2
masculinegoitre (enlargement of the neck)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. krankhafte Verdickung der Schilddrüse beim Menschen 2. drüsenreiche Ausstülpung der Speiseröhre zur Vorverdauung der Nahrung 3. Teil des Vorderdarms vor dem Kaumagen zum Aufsaugen der Nahrung 4. durch Bakterien hervorgerufene Wucherungen an Pflanzen, zum Beispiel am Kohl
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Kropf
- Kropfes genitive
- Kropfs genitive
- Kröpfe plural
- Kröpfchen diminutive neuter
- Kropfe dative singular
- Kröpfen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kropf?
- /krɔpf/
- [kʁɔp͡f]
- [kʁɔp͡ɸ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kropf
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kropf in German?
Kropf appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).