krk

See also: KRK and Krk

Translingual

Symbol

krk

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Kerek.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Kerek terms

Czech

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech krk, from Proto-Slavic *kъrkъ, originally from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkr̩k]

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• Hyphenation: krk
• Rhymes: -r̩k

Noun

krk m inan (diminutive krček)

1. neck

Declension

Declension of krk (velar masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	krk	krky
genitive	krku	krků
dative	krku	krkům
accusative	krk	krky
vocative	krku	krky
locative	krku	krcích
instrumental	krkem	krky

Related terms

adjectives

• krční
• krkavý
• krkolomný

nouns

• krček
• krkavice
• krknutí
• krkoun
• krkovice

verbs

• krčit
• krkat
• krknout

Further reading

• “krk”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “krk”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “krk”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъrkъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈkr̩k/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈkr̩k/

Noun

krk m inan

1. neck

Declension

Declension of krk (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	krk	krky	krci, krkové
genitive	krka, krku	krkú	krkóv
dative	krku	krkoma	krkóm
accusative	krk	krky	krky
vocative	krče	krky	krci, krkové
locative	krcě, krku	krkú	krciech
instrumental	krkem	krkoma	krky

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

Descendants

• Czech: krk

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “krk”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъrkъ, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kr̩k/, [ˈkr̩k]
• Rhymes: -r̩k

• Audio (Bratislava):

  (file)

• Homophone: Krk

Noun

krk m inan (relational adjective krčný, diminutive kŕčik or kŕčok or krček)

1. neck

Declension

Declension of krk
(pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	krk	krky
genitive	krku	krkov
dative	krku	krkom
accusative	krk	krky
locative	krku	krkoch
instrumental	krkom	krkmi

Related terms

• krčiť
• krkolomný
• krkovička

Further reading

• “krk”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026