kulich

See also: Kulich and kulích

English

Etymology

From Russian кулич (kulič), ultimately from Ancient Greek κόλλιξ (kóllix, “roll or loaf of bread”). Cognate to Persian کلوچه، کلیچه (koluče, količe). Doublet of kulcha.

Noun

kulich (usually uncountable, plural kulichi or kulichs)

1. A tall, cylindrical Eastern European Easter bread, traditional in the Orthodox Christian faith.

   Synonym: Russian Easter bread

   • 2008 March 19, Florence Fabricant, “Easter Is for Baking, Too”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     One of the most famous of all Easter breads is the Russian kulich, a tall but delicate sweet yeasted bread that is sugared and decorated with the initials XB, which stand for “Christ is risen.”

Translations

dessert

• Finnish: kulitsa (fi), kulitša (fi)
• Japanese: クリーチ (kurīchi)
• Russian: кули́ч (ru) m (kulíč)
• Ukrainian: паска f (paska)

Czech

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkulɪx]
• Hyphenation: ku‧lich

Noun

kulich m inan

1. a type of winter hat

   Už jsem ti koupil kulicha. ― I've already bought you a winter hat.

Declension

Declension of kulich (velar masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	kulich	kulichy
genitive	kulichu, kulicha	kulichů
dative	kulichu	kulichům
accusative	kulich, kulicha	kulichy
vocative	kulichu	kulichy
locative	kulichu	kuliších
instrumental	kulichem	kulichy

Noun

kulich m anim

1. (obsolete or dialectal) little owl (Athene noctua)

   Synonym: sýček obecný

Declension

Declension of kulich (velar masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	kulich	kulichové, kuliši
genitive	kulicha	kulichů
dative	kulichovi, kulichu	kulichům
accusative	kulicha	kulichy
vocative	kulichu	kulichové, kuliši
locative	kulichovi, kulichu	kuliších
instrumental	kulichem	kulichy

Derived terms

• kulíšek

 

Further reading

• “kulich”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “kulich”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “kulich”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Old Slovak

Noun

kulich m animal

1. little owl (Athene noctua)

Further reading

• Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “kulich”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC