kruco

See also: kruĉo

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kreuz and Latin crux.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [ˈkrut͡so]
• Rhymes: -ut͡so
• Hyphenation: kru‧co

Noun

kruco (accusative singular krucon, plural krucoj, accusative plural krucojn)

1. cross

Derived terms

• kruca (“relating to a cross”)
• kruce (“crossed, in (the shape of) a cross”)
• kruci (“to cross”)
• krucigi (“to cross”)
• krucmilito (“crusade”)
• krucoforma (“cruciform”)
• krucumi (“to crucify”)
• krucumo (“crucifixion”)
• krucvorto (“crossword”)

 

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Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto kruco, English cross, French croix, German Kreuz, Spanish cruz, Portuguese cruz, Italian croce, from Latin crux.

Noun

kruco (plural kruci)

1. (geometry) cross, any cross-shaped object
2. (torture) cross, post with crossbeam used by the Romans as a form of execution
3. (religion) cross of Jesus, symbol of Christianity

Derived terms

• krucago (“crucifixion”)
• krucagar (“to crucify”)
• krucomilito
• krucosigno (“the sign of the cross”)