Croesus

Crœsus English Alternative forms en Crœsus Etymology From en la Croesus, from en grc Κροῖσος, from en xld -. Pronunciation en /ˈkɹiːsəs/ en Croesus US.ogg US en iːsəs 2 Proper noun en male Ancient Greek historical, notably borne by en Q184462 A king of Lydia, noted for his great wealth. 13 “ They talk of you as if you were Croesus—and I expect the beggars sponge on you unconscionably.” And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes. Derived terms en rich as Croesus Translations king of Lydia Q184462 Arabic: ar كرويسوس m, ar قَارُون m Armenian: hy Կրեսոս Old Armenian: xcl Կրիւսոս Bulgarian: bg Крез m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 克罗伊斯 Danish: da Krøsus Finnish: fi Kroisos French: fr Crésus m Middle French: frm Crœse m German: de Krösus Greek: el Κροίσος m Ancient Greek: grc Κροῖσος m Italian: it Creso m Latin: la Croesus m Persian: fa کرزوس kerozus, fa قارون qârun Portuguese: pt Creso m Russian: ru Крёз m Spanish: es Creso m Swedish: sv Krösus Turkish: tr Krezüs Noun + Croesi en figuratively A rich person. 1875, Henry James, "Benvolio" in The Galaxy 20 (2) (August 1875). "Decidedly he was to be a great man, and this was not the moment for letting him go! At the same time there was something impressive in this extraordinary lapse in his eagerness—in his finding it so easy to forget his honors. It was only an intellectual Croesus, the Countess said to herself, who could afford to keep so loose an account." Translations figuratively: a rich person Bulgarian: bg Крез m Finnish: fi kroisos German: de Krösus m Greek: el Κροίσος m Persian: fa قارون qârun Polish: pl krezus m Swedish: sv krösus Turkish: tr Karun Further reading Anagrams en ceorssu Cousers Crouses Scouser courses rescous scourse scouser sources sucrose en eponyms en Individuals Latin Etymology la Croesus :der grc:Κροῖσος + 1 Proper noun Croesus<2.both> la Croesus Q184462 a rich man Declension Croesus<2.both> Descendants en Croesus 1 fr Crésus 1 it Creso frm Crœse References