Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately from Latin crux.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

кри̑ж m (Latin spelling krȋž)

  1. (Croatia, Bosnia) cross, crucifix (also figuratively)

Usage notes edit

This word, in religious context, is used mainly by Catholic Christians, and consequently generally more common among Croats than Serbs. Orthodoxs (and Serbs generally) tend to prefer the term кр̏ст.

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Further reading edit

  • криж” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Ukrainian edit

 
криж (sense 2) prevalence in Ukraine

Etymology edit

From Polish krzyż.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [krɪʒ]
  • (file)

Noun edit

криж (kryžm inan (genitive кри́жа, nominative plural кри́жі, genitive plural кри́жів)

  1. (dated) cross
    Synonym: хрест (xrest)
  2. (in the plural) loins
    Synonym: по́пере́к (póperék)

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