krzyż

See also: Krzyż

Old Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Czech kříž.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /kr̝iːʃ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /kr̝iʃ/

Noun

krzyż m ?

  1. cross

Descendants
  • Polish: krzyż

References
  1. Šekli, Matej (2015) “Old Romance place names in early South Slavic and late Proto-Slavic sound changes”, in Linguistica, volume 55(1), page 106

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish krzyż, borrowed from Old Czech kříž, borrowed from West Slavic *křižь, from West South Slavic *križь, from early South Slavic *kryžь, borrowed from Romance *krọ̄ǯe, from *krọ̄ge, from *krọ̄ke (compare Venetian cróxe), from Latin crucem, from Latin crux.[1][2] Further etymology unclear.

For similar religious borrowings, compare Rzym (“Rome”), Żyd (“Jew”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʂɨʂ/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈkʂɨʂ/, /ˈkr̝ɨʂ/
  • Audio 1(file)
  • Audio 2(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨʂ
  • Syllabification: krzyż
  • Homophone: Krzyż

Noun

krzyż m inan (diminutive krzyżyk)

  1. cross
  2. (anatomy) sacrum
  3. (heraldry) cross

Declension
Declension of krzyż
singular plural
nominative krzyż krzyże
genitive krzyża krzyży/krzyżów
dative krzyżowi krzyżom
accusative krzyż krzyże
instrumental krzyżem krzyżami
locative krzyżu krzyżach
vocative krzyżu krzyże

Derived terms

Descendants

References
  1. Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “krzyż”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, page 268
  2. Šekli, Matej (2015) “Old Romance place names in early South Slavic and late Proto-Slavic sound changes”, in Linguistica, volume 55(1), page 106

Further reading
  • krzyż in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • krzyż in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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