криж

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Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Latin crux.

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Noun[edit]

кри̑ж m (Latin spelling krȋž)

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

Usage notes[edit]

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[edit]

  • криж” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Ukrainian[edit]

криж (sense 2) prevalence in Ukraine

Etymology[edit]

From Polish krzyż.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [krɪʒ]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

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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