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криж

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Pannonian Rusyn

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Slovak kríž, from Old Czech kříž, ultimately from Latin crux. Sense 7 is a semantic loan from Serbo-Croatian крижа / križa and/or крста / krsta.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkriʃ]
  • Rhymes: -iʃ
  • Hyphenation: криж

Noun

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криж (križm inan (diminutive крижик, related adjective крижов)

  1. cross (geometrical figure)
    Червени крижČerveni križRed Cross
  2. (Christianity) cross, crucifix
  3. (agriculture) stook (of sheaves)
  4. (religion) gonfalon, flag, banner
    процесия з крижамиprocesija z križamia procession with gonfalons
  5. cross-shaped tombstone
  6. (figuratively) care, burden
  7. (in the plural, anatomy) lower back, loin
    стануло му до крижохstanulo mu do križoxhis lower back hurts

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Latin crux.

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Noun

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кри̑ж m (Latin spelling krȋž)

  1. (Croatia, Bosnia) cross, crucifix (also figuratively)

Usage notes

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This word, in religious context, is used mainly by Catholic Christians, and consequently generally more common among Croats than Serbs. Orthodoxs (and Serbs generally) tend to prefer the term кр̏ст.

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Further reading

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  • криж”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Ukrainian

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криж (sense 2) prevalence in Ukraine

Etymology

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From Polish krzyż.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [krɪʒ]
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Noun

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криж (kryžm inan (genitive кри́жа, nominative plural кри́жі, genitive plural кри́жів)

  1. (dated) cross
    Synonym: хрест (xrest)
  2. (in the plural) loins
    Synonym: по́пере́к (póperék)

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