znak krzyża

Polish

znak krzyża

Etymology

Literally, “sign of the cross”. Calque of Latin signum crucis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈznak ˈkʂɘ.ʐa/

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• Syllabification: znak krzy‧ża

Noun

znak krzyża m inan

1. (Christianity, idiomatic) sign of the cross (gesture of the hand moving over the front of one's body in the shape of a cross made as part of ritual or to invoke divine protection)

Declension

Declension of znak krzyża

	singular
nominative	znak krzyża
genitive	znaku krzyża
dative	znakowi krzyża
accusative	znak krzyża
instrumental	znakiem krzyża
locative	znaku krzyża
vocative	znaku krzyża

Further reading

• znak krzyża in Polish dictionaries at PWN