крак

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *korkъ (“limb, span”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [krak]

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• Rhymes: -ak

Noun

крак • (krak) m (diminutive краче́)

1. leg
2. foot

   Synonyms: нога́ (nogá), стъпа́ло (stǎpálo), ходи́ло (hodílo)

3. paddle (a flat limb of an aquatic animal, adapted for swimming)

Usage notes

Modern Bulgarian does not make specific distinction between leg and foot, however, originally крак (krak) was used for the movable part of the limb (that spans), while нога́ (nogá) (originally: claw), стъпа́ло (stǎpálo) (literary: stepping tool) or ходи́ло (hodílo) (literary: walking tool) are used for the static appendage (that supports).

Declension

Declension of крак

	singular	plural
indefinite	крак krak	крака́ kraká
definite (subject form)	кракъ́т krakǎ́t	крака́та krakáta
definite (object form)	крака́ kraká
count form	—	кра́ка kráka

Derived terms

• крач (krač, “stride”)
  • ра́зкрач (rázkrač, “span, large step”)
• кра́чка (kráčka, “step”)
• кра́чол (kráčol, “sleeve of pants”)

Related terms

• кърк (kǎrk, “turning part, neck”) (dialectal)
  • кръ́чма (krǎ́čma, “pub”)

References

• “крак”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “крак”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [krak]

Noun

крак • (krak) m

1. edge (of a geometric shape)
2. ray
3. tentacle

Declension

Declension of крак

	singular	plural
indefinite	крак	краци
definite unspecified	кракот	краците
definite proximal	краков	крациве
definite distal	кракон	крацине
vocative	краку	краци
count form	—	крака

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *korkъ. Cognate with Bulgarian крак (krak, “leg, foot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krâːk/

Noun

кра̑к m (Latin spelling krȃk)

1. limb (of a frog and certain animals such as octopus or crab)
2. fork, branch (of a river, road, etc.)
3. (dialectal) human leg

Declension

Declension of крак

	singular	plural
nominative	кра̑к	кра̑ци / кра̏кови
genitive	крака	крака / кра̏ко̄ва̄
dative	краку	крацима / краковима
accusative	крак	краке / кракове
vocative	краче	кра̑ци / кра̏кови
locative	краку	крацима / краковима
instrumental	краком	крацима / краковима