krzyż

See also: Krzyż

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish krzyż, borrowed from Old Czech kříž, borrowed from West Slavic *křižь, from West South Slavic *križь, from early South Slavic *kryžь, borrowed from Romance *krọ̄ǯe, from *krọ̄ge, from *krọ̄ke (compare Venetian cróxe), from Latin crucem, from Latin crux.[1][2] Further etymology unclear.

For similar religious borrowings, compare Rzym (“Rome”), Żyd (“Jew”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʂɨʂ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɨʂ
  • Syllabification: krzyż
  • Homophone: Krzyż

Noun

krzyż m inan (diminutive krzyżyk)

  1. cross
  2. (anatomy) sacrum
  3. (heraldry) cross

Declension
Declension of krzyż
singular plural
nominative krzyż krzyże
genitive krzyża krzyży/krzyżów
dative krzyżowi krzyżom
accusative krzyż krzyże
instrumental krzyżem krzyżami
locative krzyżu krzyżach
vocative krzyżu krzyże

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Belarusian: крыж (kryž)
  • → Lithuanian: kryžius
  • → Ukrainian: криж (kryž)

References
  1. Boryś, Wiesław (2005), “krzyż”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, page 268
  2. Šekli, Matej (2015), “Old Romance place names in early South Slavic and late Proto-Slavic sound changes”, in Linguistica (in English), volume 55(1), page 106

Further reading
  • krzyż in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • krzyż in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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