See also: Krzyż

Old Polish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old Czech kříž.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /kr̝iːʃ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /kr̝iʃ/

Noun edit

krzyż m ?

  1. cross

Descendants edit

  • Polish: krzyż

References edit

  1. ^ Šekli, Matej (2015) “Old Romance place names in early South Slavic and late Proto-Slavic sound changes”, in Linguistica, volume 55(1), page 106

Polish edit

 
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Etymology edit

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 edit

Noun edit

krzyż m inan (diminutive krzyżyk)

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

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  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, volume 55(1), page 106

Further reading edit

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