kruh

Czech

kruh

hrnčířský kruh

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.

Proto-Indo-European *krongʰ-o-der.

Proto-Slavic *krǫgъ

Old Czech kruh

Czech kruh

Inherited from Old Czech kruh, from Proto-Slavic *krǫgъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkrux]

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• Rhymes: -rux

Noun

kruh m inan

1. (geometry) disc (circular plate)
2. (pottery) wheel
   • 2008, Jitka Staňková, Tradiční textilní techniky‎^[1], Praha: Grada Publishing, →ISBN, page 10:

     Keramika zhotovená na kruhu umožňovala vznik opakujících se abstraktních motivů.

     Pottery produced on a wheel enabled the development of repeated abstract motifs.

3. circle (group of associated people)
   • 1870, Karel Sabina, Oživené hroby‎^[2]:

     Fortiho zase mrzelo, že osoba tak nepatrná a poměrně vězňům i nebezpečná se dostala do jejich kruhu.

     Forti regretted that such an unimportant and for the prisoners also relatively dangerous person got into their circle.

Declension

Declension of kruh (velar masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	kruh	kruhy
genitive	kruhu	kruhů
dative	kruhu	kruhům
accusative	kruh	kruhy
vocative	kruhu	kruhy
locative	kruhu	kruzích
instrumental	kruhem	kruhy

Derived terms

• kroužek m

Related terms

adjective

• okrouhlý
• okružní

verbs

• kroužit
• zaokrouhlit

nouns

• kruháč
• kruhy
• kružidlo
• kružítko
• kružnice
• okruh
• okruží

Further reading

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

Maltese

Root
k-r-h
8 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kruːħ/
• Rhymes: -uːħ

Noun

kruh m (plural kruhat)

1. alternative form of kruha

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kruxъ. First attested in the 15th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krûx/

Noun

krȕh m inan (Cyrillic spelling кру̏х)

1. (Croatia) bread

   Synonyms: hlȅb (Ekavian Serbian), hljȅb (Bosnia, Ijekavian Serbian)

Declension

Declension of kruh

	singular	plural
nominative	krȕh	krùhovi
genitive	kruha	kruhova
dative	kruhu	kruhovima
accusative	kruh	kruhove
vocative	krȕše/kruhu	kruhovi
locative	kruhu	kruhovima
instrumental	kruhom	kruhovima

Descendants

• Italian: crucco

Further reading

• “kruh”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Slovene

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kruxъ. Displaced hleb. First attested in the 14th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krúx/

Noun

krȕh m inan

1. bread

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	krùh
gen. sing.	krúha
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	krùh	krúha	krúhi
genitive (rodȋlnik)	krúha	krúhov	krúhov
dative (dajȃlnik)	krúhu	krúhoma	krúhom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	krùh	krúha	krúhe
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	krúhu	krúhih	krúhih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	krúhom	krúhoma	krúhi

See also

• hléb, hlèb

Further reading

• “kruh”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026