Kraków

See also: Krakow

English

Alternative forms

• Cracow
• Krakow

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹækɒf/

Proper noun

Kraków

1. Alternative (native Polish) spelling of Cracow

Polish

Kraków

Etymology

Traditionally derived from Krak +‎ -ów, from the city's legendary founder Krakus (Krak).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkra.kuf/

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• Rhymes: -akuf
• Syllabification: Kra‧ków

Proper noun

Kraków m inan

1. Cracow (the capital city of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland)

Declension

Declension of Kraków

	singular
nominative	Kraków
genitive	Krakowa
dative	Krakowowi
accusative	Kraków
instrumental	Krakowem
locative	Krakowie
vocative	Krakowie

Derived terms

adjective

• krakowski

 

nouns

• krakowiak
• krakowianin
• krakowianka
• krakus

 

Descendants

• → English: Cracov, Cracow, Krakau, Krakow, Kraków
• → Latin: Cracōvia

Further reading

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