Krzyżtopór

Polish

Krzyżtopór

Alternative forms

• Krzysztopór (obsolete)

Etymology

From krzyż (“cross”) +‎ topór (“axe”). The name comes from the cross – a symbol of the founder's religiousness – and the axe, Krzysztof Ossoliński's coat of arms (see Topór coat of arms), carved above the main entrance to the castle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʂɨʂˈtɔ.pur/

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• Rhymes: -ɔpur
• Syllabification: Krzyż‧to‧pór

Proper noun

Krzyżtopór m inan

1. Krzyżtopór (castle located in the village of Ujazd, Iwaniska commune, Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in southern Poland)

Declension

Declension of Krzyżtopór

	singular
nominative	Krzyżtopór
genitive	Krzyżtoporu
dative	Krzyżtoporowi
accusative	Krzyżtopór
instrumental	Krzyżtoporem
locative	Krzyżtoporze
vocative	Krzyżtoporze

Further reading

• Krzyżtopór in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Krzyżtopór in PWN's encyclopedia