Bavarian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German kriuze, from Old High German kruzi, from Latin crux (gen. crucis). Cognates include German Kreuz, Dutch kruis, Proto-Celtic *krukā (whence English cross via Old Norse kross via Old Irish cros), Albanian kryq, Finnish ruksi.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡ̥rɑɛ̯d̥s/
  • IPA(key): /ɡ̥ræːd̥s/ (East Central, Vienna)

Noun

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Kreiz n (plural Kreiz, diminutive Kreizl or Kreizerl)

  1. cross
  2. (anatomy) lumbar region of the back, small of the back
  3. (figuratively) burden, misery

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Central Franconian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German kriuze, from Old High German krūzi, from Latin crux.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kʀɛi̯ts/, /kʀʌi̯ts/

Noun

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Kreiz n (plural Kreizer, diminutive Kreizche)

  1. (Moselle Franconian) cross

East Central German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Compare German Kreuz.

Noun

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Kreiz n

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) cross
  2. (Erzgebirgisch, anatomy) back
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Further reading

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  • 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch[1], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 76: